五 (ng5 | wu3) : five; fifth

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五

ng5

wu3

five; fifth

alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking: 伍

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Radical: 二 (#7)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

五

This word has been viewed 19727 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Apr 2013 06:43

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五毛黨 ng5 mou4 dong2 wu3 mao2 dang3 = fifty cents party (persons supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)

星期五 sing1 kei4 ng5 xing1 qi1 wu3 (PRC), xing1 qi2 wu3 (Taiwan) = Friday

五月 ng5 jyut6 wu3 yue4 = May

五十 ng5 sap6 wu3 shi2 = fifty

禮拜五 lai5 baai3 ng5 li3 bai4 wu3 = Friday

你做初一，我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 = (idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye 粵

五天 ng5 tin1 wu3 tian1 = five days 國

五百 ng5 baak3 wu3 bai3 = five hundred

五百萬 ng5 baak3 maan6 wu3 bai3 wan4 = five million

五花八門 ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 wu3 hua1 ba1 men2 = myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of

五萬 ng5 maan6 wu3 wan4 = 50 thousand

五號 ng5 hou6 wu3 hao4 = the fifth; fifth day of a month

一百五十多年 jat1 baak3 ng5 sap6 do1 nin4 yi1 bai3 wu3 shi2 duo1 nian2 = more than 150 years

第五十 dai6 ng5 sap6 di4 wu3 shi2 = fiftieth

五個字 ng5 go3 zi6 = twenty-five minutes

五金 ng5 gam1 wu3 jin1 = metal hardware; five metals

五成熟 ng5 sing4 suk6 wu3 cheng2 shu2 = medium (for a steak)

五顏六色 ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 = multi-coloured, colorful, motley

五官 ng5 gun1 wu3 guan1 = five sensory organs; facial features

週五 zau1 ng5 zhou1 wu3 = Friday 國

五指 ng5 zi2 = the five fingers

上周五 soeng6 zau1 ng5 = last Friday 國

五花茶 ng5 faa1 caa4 wu3 hua1 cha2 = five flowers tea

五香粉 ng5 hoeng1 fan2 = five-spices powder

四捨五入 sei3 se2 ng5 jap6 = rounding (off)

朝九晚五 ziu1 gau2 maan5 ng5 = nine-to-five, "9 to 5"

五月節 ng5 jyut6 zit3 = Dragon Boat Festival

七五折 cat1 ng5 zit3 = 25% discount

九五折 gau2 ng5 zit3 = 5% discount

二五折 ji6 ng5 zit3 = 75% discount

五R ng5 aa1 lou4 = 5R sized print

五乘七 ng5 sing4 cat1 = 5"x7"

五折 ng5 zit3 = 50% discount

五桶櫃 ng5 tung2 gwai6 = a chest of drawers (five high)

八五折 baat3 ng5 zit3 = 15% discount

一五一十 jat1 ng5 jat1 sap6 yi1 wu3 yi1 shi2 = (narrate) systematically and in full detail; count by fives or tens

五一 ng5 jat1 wu3 yi1 = 5-1 (May 1st)

五六十歲 ng5 luk6 sap6 seoi3 wu3 liu4 shi2 sui4 = (in one's) fifties or sixties (years of age)

五年計劃 ng5 nin4 gai3 waak6 wu3 nian2 ji4 hua4 = Five-Year Plan

百分之五十 baak3 fan6 zi1 ng5 sap6 bai3 fen1 zhi1 wu3 shi2 = fifty percent

五香 ng5 hoeng1 wu3 xiang1 = five spices (powder)

五分美金 ng5 fan1 mei5 gam1 wu3 fen1 mei3 jin1 = nickel

五邊形 ng5 bin1 jing4 wu3 bian1 xing2 = [geom.] pentagon

五蛇羹 ng5 se4 gang1 wu3 she2 geng1 = five snake soup 粵

五角大廈 ng5 gok3 daai6 haa6 = the Pentagon

孖五 maa1 ng5 = double fives 粵

五金舖 ng5 gam1 pou3*2 wu3 jin1 pu4 = a metal hardware shop

農曆八月十五 nung4 lik6 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5 = the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar calendar (Mid-Autumn Festival)

八月十五 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5 ba1 yue4 shi2 wu3 = Mid-Autumn Festival; [粵] buttocks

五金店 ng5 gam1 dim3 wu3 jin1 dian4 = a metal hardware shop; ironmongery

五線譜 ng5 sin3 pou2 wu3 xian4 pu3 = five-line musical staff

五星酒店 ng5 sing1 zau2 dim3 = five star hotel

三五知己 saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2 = several good friends

王老五 wong4 lou5 ng5 = a bachelor 粵

鑽石王老五 zyun3 sek6 wong4 lou5 ng5 = a golden bachelor 粵

五湖四海 ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2 wu3 hu2 si4 hai3 = all corners of the land

五音 ng5 jam1 wu3 yin1 = the notes of ancient Chinese five tone music scale

小五金 siu2 ng5 gam1 xiao3 wu3 jin1 = metal fittings (e.g. nails,wires,hinges,bolts,locks,etc.); hardware

五服 ng5 fuk6 = five degrees of mourning clothing

五爪金龍 ng5 zaau2 gam1 lung4 wu3 zhua3 jin1 long2 = a morning glory

第五肢 dai6 ng5 zi1 = the penis (lit., "the fifth limb")

二五仔 ji6 ng5 zai2 er4 wu3 zai3 = insurgent; rebel; traitor; renegade; snitch (ref. expelled Shaolin monk 馬寧whose rank= 2+5=7) 粵

鬼五馬六 gwai2 ng5 maa5 luk6 = to act strangely

五仁月餅 ng5 jan4 jyut6 beng2 wu3 ren2 yue4 bing3 = five kernel mooncake

五花肉 ng5 faa1 juk6 wu3 hua1 rou4 = streaky pork, belly pork

五更 ng5 gaang1 wu3 geng1 = the five watches (period) of the night; the fifth watch of the night; just before dawn

十五十六 sap6 ng5 sap6 luk6 shi2 wu3 shi2 liu4 = hesitant, indecisive; the TVB game show 15/16

五十步笑百步 ng5 sap6 bou6 siu3 baak3 bou6 = someone that has not reached the goal laughs at others that also have not

五形 ng5 jing4 wu3 xing2 = Wuxing (lit., "Five Animals") form of martial art

五時三刻 ng5 si4 saam1 hak1 wu3 shi2 san1 ke4 = at any time

五男二女 ng5 naam4 ji6 neoi5 wu3 nan2 er4 nv3 = with many offspring - an indicator of good fortune

五行缺水 ng5 hang4 kyut3 seoi2 = no money 粵

五行欠水 ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2 = no money 粵

五行欠抦 ng5 hang4 him3 bing2 = naughty, in need of a beating 粵

五行欠打 ng5 hang4 him3 daa2 = naughty, in need of a beating 粵

五行 ng5 hang4 wu3 xing2 = represents the five elements (金木水火土)

九五二七 gau2 ng5 ji6 cat1 = 9527, [粵]: a person of low status

五絃琴 ng5 jin4 kam4 wu3 xian2 qin2 = pentachord (musical instrument)

五五波 ng5 ng5 bo1 = fifty-fifty chance 粵

不為五斗米折腰 bat1 wai6 ng5 dau2 mai5 zit3 jiu1 = cannot force someone to do something because of money

五體投地 ng5 tai2 tau4 dei6 wu3 ti3 tou2 di4 = adulate

二一添作五 ji6 jat1 tim1 zok3 ng5 er4 yi1 tian1 zuo4 wu3 = split evenly among two; 50-50

五餅二魚 ng5 beng2 ji6 jyu4 wu3 bing3 er4 yu2 = five loaves two fishes in the feeding of the five thousand (in the Bible); endless supply of

五十年不變 ng5 sap6 nin4 bat1 bin3 wu3 shi2 nian2 bu2 bian4 = (the basic law in HK) fifty years without change

五福臨門 ng5 fuk1 lam4 mun4 wu3 fu2 lin2 men2 = five different kinds of blessings or good luck arrive at one's door step

五子登科 ng5 zi2 dang1 fo1 wu3 zi5 deng1 ke1 = acquisition of the little-five

你做初一我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 = do me harm and I will return the favour 粵

門氏五虎將 mun4 si6 ng5 fu2 zoeng3 men2 shi4 wu3 hu3 jiang4 = a name for the five major Cantonese swear words (The five brave generals of the Mun clan) 粵

一門五傑 jat1 mun4 ng5 git6 yi1 men2 wu3 jie2 = a name for the five major swear words in Cantonese 粵

粗口五傑 cou1 hau2 ng5 git6 cu1 kou3 wu3 jie2 = a name for the five major swear words in Cantonese 粵

麻雀雖小,五臟俱全 maa4 zoek3*2 seoi1 siu2 ng5 zong6 keoi1 cyun4 ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2 = small but complete in every detail

四分五裂 sei3 fan6 ng5 lit3 = to be split apart; to fall apart

四書五經 sei3 syu1 ng5 ging1 si4 shu1 wu3 jing1 = Confucian classics

女王老五 neoi5 wong4 lou5 ng5 nv3 wang2 lao3 wu3 = a single woman (lit., "female bachelor") 粵

五指茄 ng5 zi2 ke4*2 wu3 zhi3 qie2 = nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

黑色星期五 hak1 sik1 sing1 kei4 ng5 hei1 se4 xing1 qi1 wu3 = Friday The 13th, black Friday

五角大樓 ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2 wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 = the Pentagon

二百五 ji6 baak3 ng5 er4 bai2 wu3 = a stupid or useless person; mentally retarded 國

二五八眼 ji6 ng5 baat3 ngaan5 er4 wu3 ba1 yan3 = (mahjong) special eyes [alternate]

五子包生 ng5 zi2 baau1 saang1 wu3 zi5 bao1 sheng1 = (mahjong) last five tiles penalty

五角大樓官員 ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2 gun1 jyun4 wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 guan1 yuan2 = Pentagon official

十五大 sap6 ng5 daai6 shi2 wu3 da4 = 15th Party Congress (of Chinese Communist Party)

五彩繽紛 ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1 wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1 = colorful; colourful

五經 ng5 ging1 = the Five Classics (compiled by Confucius)

五河 ng5 ho4 Wu3 he2 = [n] Wuhe (place in Anhui)

五華 ng5 waa4 Wu3 hua2 = [n] Wuhua (place in Guangdong)

五窮六絕 ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6 = May is the poor way; June is the dead end.

五大連池 ng5 daai6 lin4 ci4 wu3 da4 lian2 chi2 = Wudalianchi (city in Heilongjiang)

五峰 ng5 fung1 wu3 feng1 = Wufeng (place in Hubei)

五峰鄉 ng5 fung1 hoeng1 wu3 feng1 xiang1 = Wufeng (village in Taiwan)

五家渠 ng5 gaa1 keoi4 wu3 jia1 qu2 = Wujiaqu (place in Xinjiang)

五結鄉 ng5 git3 hoeng1 wu3 jie2 xiang1 = Wuchieh (village in Taiwan)

五股鄉 ng5 gu2 hoeng1 wu3 gu3 xiang1 = Wuku (village in Taiwan)

五原 ng5 jyun4 wu3 yuan2 = Wuyuan (place in Inner Mongolia)

五蓮 ng5 lin4 wu3 lian2 = Wulian (place in Shandong)

五常 ng5 soeng4 wu3 chang2 = Wuchang (city in Heilongjiang)

五台 ng5 toi4 wu3 tai2 = Wutai (place in Shanxi)

五通橋區 ng5 tung1 kiu4 keoi1 wu3 tong1 qiao2 qu1 = Wutongqiao (area in Sichuan)

五寨 ng5 zaai6 wu3 zhai4 = Wuzhai (place in Shanxi)

四五行動 sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6 = April Fifth Action Group

四五行動小組 sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6 siu2 zou2 = April 5th Action Group

五台山 ng5 toi4 saan1 = Broadcast Drive in Kowloon Tong (once had five stations)

五邑 ng5 jap1 wu3 yi4 = Wuyi (proper noun, place)

五四運動 ng5 sei3 wan6 dung6 = 5.4.1919 (the May 4th Movement)

五月天 ng5 jyut6 tin1 wu3 yue4 tian1 = May days, Mayday

五馬分屍 ng5 maa5 fan1 si1 wu3 ma3 fen1 shi1 = death by five horses

五臟六腑 ng5 zong6 luk6 fu2 wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3 = the internal organs

五小工業 ng5 siu2 gung1 jip6 wu3 xiao3 gong1 yie4 = five small industrial enterprises (iron and steel, coal, chemical fertilizer, cement and machinery)

十五二十 sap6 ng5 ji6 sap6 shi2 wu3 er2 shi2 = 15-20, a Chinese drinking game

五爪 ng5 zaau2 wu3 zhua3 = Wuzhua (lit., "five claws"), type of python

五大名山 ng5 daai6 ming4 saan1 wu3 da4 ming2 shan1 = Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists

五嶺 ng5 ling5 wu3 ling3 = Five Ridges

五糧液 ng5 loeng4 jik6 wu3 liang2 ye4 = Wuliangye, a major Chinese beverage company; the drink Wuliangye

俱五刑 keoi1 ng5 jing4 ju4 wu3 xing2 = five cutting (form of execution)

五禽戲 ng5 kam4 hei3 wu3 qin2 xi4 = Five Animal Sports

五聲 ng5 sing1 wu3 sheng1 = pentatonic

祭五臟廟 zai3 ng5 zong6 miu6*2 = fill up one's stomach 粵

五聲調式 ng5 sing1 diu6 sik1 wu3 sheng1 diao4 shi4 = pentatonic scale

五聲音階 ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1 wu3 sheng1 yin1 jie1 = pentatonic scale

五旬節 ng5 ceon4 zit3 wu3 xun2 jie2 = Pentecost

金磚五國 gam1 zyun1 ng5 gwok3 jin1 zhuan1 wu3 guo2 = BRICS countries

五嶽 ng5 ngok6 wu3 yue4 = Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists

格雷的五十道陰影 gaak3 leoi4 dik1 ng5 sap6 dou6 jam1 jing2 = Fifty Shades of Grey

大五碼 daai6 ng5 maa5 = Big-5 code

五峰土家族自治縣 ng5 fung1 tou2 gaa1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 wu3 feng1 tu3 jia1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county (county in Hubei)

五指山 ng5 zi2 saan1 = Wuzhishan

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已經過咗五日粵
It's already been five days.
[Lit. already pass-already five days]

四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]

佢病到五顏六色粵
He is seriously ill.

佢就嚟十五歲嘅啦粵
He's almost 15 years old.
[Lit. he almost 15 year [particles]]

你身高只有五呎九﹐想入籃球隊𠍁水啲噃。粵
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.

方丈已經圓寂五年 ?!
The abbot has passed away for five years
[Sample sentence now uses 方丈 (abbot, head monk) as the subject of the sentence. But the audio still uses 道師 (Taoist priest) which appeared in the older version. As 圓寂 (in the middle of the sentence) is a Buddhist term, I think 方丈 is corre]

我撴嚫個八月十五。粵
I fell on my bottom.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,127822,127824#msg-127824]

你做初一我做十五
tit for tat, an eye for an eye
[Lit. "what you do for the first half of the month, I will do back to you for the second half" i.e do me harm and I will return the favour. See a video featuring this phrase [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84620]here.[/url]]

妳嘅八月十五好大。粵
Your butt is huge.

四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
[未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.]

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