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Found 173 word entries for "五"
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desc 五毛黨 ng5 mou4 dong2 wu3 mao2 dang3   fifty cents party (persons supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)
desc 星期五 sing1 kei4 ng5 xing1 qi1 wu3 (PRC), xing1 qi2 wu3 (Taiwan)   Friday
desc 五月 ng5 jyut6 wu3 yue4   May
desc 第五 dai6 ng5 di4 wu3   fifth
desc 五十 ng5 sap6 wu3 shi2   fifty
desc 十五 sap6 ng5 shi2 wu3   fifteen; 15
desc 十五年 sap6 ng5 nin4 shi2 wu3 nian2   fifteen years
desc 二十五日 ji6 sap6 ng5 jat6 er4 shi2 wu3 ri4   25th day of the month
desc 五日 ng5 jat6 wu3 ri4   5th day of the month
desc 十五日 sap6 ng5 jat6 shi2 wu3 ri4   15th day of the month
desc 禮拜五 lai5 baai3 ng5 li3 bai4 wu3   Friday
desc 你做初一，我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 粵   (idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye
desc 五天 ng5 tin1 wu3 tian1 國   five days
desc 五百 ng5 baak3 wu3 bai3   five hundred
desc 五百萬 ng5 baak3 maan6 wu3 bai3 wan4   five million
desc 五花八門 ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 wu3 hua1 ba1 men2   myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
desc 五萬 ng5 maan6 wu3 wan4   50 thousand
desc 五號 ng5 hou6 wu3 hao4   the fifth; fifth day of a month
desc 一百五十多年 jat1 baak3 ng5 sap6 do1 nin4 yi1 bai3 wu3 shi2 duo1 nian2   more than 150 years
desc 二十五 ji6 sap6 ng5 er4 shi2 wu3   twenty-five; 25
desc 六十五 luk6 sap6 ng5 liu4 shi2 wu3   sixty-five; 65
desc 第五十 dai6 ng5 sap6 di4 wu3 shi2   fiftieth
desc 第十五 dai6 sap6 ng5 di4 shi2 wu3   fifteenth
desc 五個字 ng5 go3 zi6   twenty-five minutes
desc 五金 ng5 gam1 wu3 jin1   metal hardware; five metals
desc 八十五 baat3 sap6 ng5 ba1 shi2 wu3   eighty-five; 85
desc 七十五 cat1 sap6 ng5 qi1 shi2 wu3   seventy-five; 75
desc 九十五 gau2 sap6 ng5 jiu3 shi2 wu3   ninety-five; 95
desc 五千 ng5 cin1 wu3 qian1   five thousand; 5,000
desc 五千萬 ng5 cin1 maan6 wu3 qian1 wan4   fifty million; 50,000,000
desc 五十八 ng5 sap6 baat3 wu3 shi2 ba1   fifty-eight; 58
desc 五十七 ng5 sap6 cat1 wu3 shi2 qi1   fifty-seven; 57
desc 五十九 ng5 sap6 gau2 wu3 shi2 jiu3   fifty-nine; 59
desc 五十一 ng5 sap6 jat1 wu3 shi2 yi1   fifty-one; 51
desc 五十二 ng5 sap6 ji6 wu3 shi2 er4   fifty-two; 52
desc 五十六 ng5 sap6 luk6 wu3 shi2 liu4   fifty-six; 56
desc 五十五 ng5 sap6 ng5 wu3 shi2 wu3   fifty-five; 55
desc 五十年代 ng5 sap6 nin4 doi6 wu3 shi2 nian2 dai4   in the 50's
desc 五十三 ng5 sap6 saam1 wu3 shi2 san1   fifty-three; 53
desc 五十四 ng5 sap6 sei3 wu3 shi2 si4   fifty-four; 54
desc 三十五 saam1 sap6 ng5 san1 shi2 wu3   thirty-five; 35
desc 十五世紀 sap6 ng5 sai3 gei3*2 shi2 wu3 shi4 ji4   15th Century
desc 四十五 sei3 sap6 ng5 si4 shi2 wu3   forty-five; 45
desc 五成熟 ng5 sing4 suk6 wu3 cheng2 shu2   medium (for a steak)
desc 五顏六色 ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1   multi-coloured, colorful, motley
desc 五官 ng5 gun1 wu3 guan1   five sensory organs; facial features
desc 週五 zau1 ng5 zhou1 wu3 國   Friday
desc 五指 ng5 zi2   the five fingers
desc 上周五 soeng6 zau1 ng5 國   last Friday
desc 五花茶 ng5 faa1 caa4 wu3 hua1 cha2   five flowers tea
desc 五香粉 ng5 hoeng1 fan2   five-spices powder
desc 四捨五入 sei3 se2 ng5 jap6   rounding (off)
desc 朝九晚五 ziu1 gau2 maan5 ng5   nine-to-five, "9 to 5"
desc 五月節 ng5 jyut6 zit3   Dragon Boat Festival
desc 七五折 cat1 ng5 zit3   25% discount
desc 九五折 gau2 ng5 zit3   5% discount
desc 二五折 ji6 ng5 zit3   75% discount
desc 五R ng5 aa1 lou4   5R sized print
desc 五乘七 ng5 sing4 cat1   5"x7"
desc 五折 ng5 zit3   50% discount
desc 五桶櫃 ng5 tung2 gwai6   a chest of drawers (five high)
desc 八五折 baat3 ng5 zit3   15% discount
desc 一五一十 jat1 ng5 jat1 sap6 yi1 wu3 yi1 shi2   (narrate) systematically and in full detail; count by fives or tens
desc 五一 ng5 jat1 wu3 yi1   5-1 (May 1st)
desc 五六十歲 ng5 luk6 sap6 seoi3 wu3 liu4 shi2 sui4   (in one's) fifties or sixties (years of age)
desc 五年計劃 ng5 nin4 gai3 waak6 wu3 nian2 ji4 hua4   Five-Year Plan
desc 百分之五十 baak3 fan6 zi1 ng5 sap6 bai3 fen1 zhi1 wu3 shi2   fifty percent
desc 五香 ng5 hoeng1 wu3 xiang1   five spices (powder)
desc 五分美金 ng5 fan1 mei5 gam1 wu3 fen1 mei3 jin1   nickel
desc 五邊形 ng5 bin1 jing4 wu3 bian1 xing2   [geom.] pentagon
desc 五蛇羹 ng5 se4 gang1 wu3 she2 geng1 粵   five snake soup
desc 五角大廈 ng5 gok3 daai6 haa6   the Pentagon
desc 孖五 maa1 ng5 粵   double fives
desc 五金舖 ng5 gam1 pou3*2 wu3 jin1 pu4   a metal hardware shop
desc 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)
desc 八月十五 baat3 jyut6 sap6 ng5 ba1 yue4 shi2 wu3   Mid-Autumn Festival; [粵] buttocks
desc 五金店 ng5 gam1 dim3 wu3 jin1 dian4   a metal hardware shop; ironmongery
desc 五線譜 ng5 sin3 pou2 wu3 xian4 pu3   five-line musical staff
desc 五星酒店 ng5 sing1 zau2 dim3   five star hotel
desc 三五知己 saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2   several good friends
desc 王老五 wong4 lou5 ng5 粵   a bachelor
desc 鑽石王老五 zyun3 sek6 wong4 lou5 ng5 粵   a golden bachelor
desc 五湖四海 ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2 wu3 hu2 si4 hai3   all corners of the land
desc 五音 ng5 jam1 wu3 yin1   the notes of ancient Chinese five tone music scale
desc 小五金 siu2 ng5 gam1 xiao3 wu3 jin1   metal fittings (e.g. nails,wires,hinges,bolts,locks,etc.); hardware
desc 五服 ng5 fuk6   five degrees of mourning clothing
desc 五爪金龍 ng5 zaau2 gam1 lung4 wu3 zhua3 jin1 long2   a morning glory
desc 第五肢 dai6 ng5 zi1   the penis (lit., "the fifth limb")
desc 二五仔 ji6 ng5 zai2 er4 wu3 zai3 粵   insurgent; rebel; traitor; renegade; snitch (ref. expelled Shaolin monk 馬寧whose rank= 2+5=7)
desc 鬼五馬六 gwai2 ng5 maa5 luk6   to act strangely
desc 五仁月餅 ng5 jan4 jyut6 beng2 wu3 ren2 yue4 bing3   five kernel mooncake
desc 五花肉 ng5 faa1 juk6 wu3 hua1 rou4   streaky pork, belly pork
desc 五更 ng5 gaang1 wu3 geng1   the five watches (period) of the night; the fifth watch of the night; just before dawn
desc 十五十六 sap6 ng5 sap6 luk6 shi2 wu3 shi2 liu4   hesitant, indecisive; the TVB game show 15/16
desc 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
desc 五形 ng5 jing4 wu3 xing2   Wuxing (lit., "Five Animals") form of martial art
desc 五時三刻 ng5 si4 saam1 hak1 wu3 shi2 san1 ke4   at any time
desc 五男二女 ng5 naam4 ji6 neoi5 wu3 nan2 er4 nv3   with many offspring - an indicator of good fortune
desc 五行缺水 ng5 hang4 kyut3 seoi2 粵   no money
desc 五行欠水 ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2 粵   no money
desc 五行欠抦 ng5 hang4 him3 bing2 粵   naughty, in need of a beating
desc 五行欠打 ng5 hang4 him3 daa2 粵   naughty, in need of a beating
desc 五行 ng5 hang4 wu3 xing2   represents the five elements (金木水火土)
desc 九五二七 gau2 ng5 ji6 cat1   9527, [粵]: a person of low status
desc 五絃琴 ng5 jin4 kam4 wu3 xian2 qin2   pentachord (musical instrument)
desc 五五波 ng5 ng5 bo1 粵   fifty-fifty chance
desc 不為五斗米折腰 bat1 wai6 ng5 dau2 mai5 zit3 jiu1   cannot force someone to do something because of money
desc 五體投地 ng5 tai2 tau4 dei6 wu3 ti3 tou2 di4   adulate
desc 二一添作五 ji6 jat1 tim1 zok3 ng5 er4 yi1 tian1 zuo4 wu3   split evenly among two; 50-50
desc 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
desc 五十年不變 ng5 sap6 nin4 bat1 bin3 wu3 shi2 nian2 bu2 bian4   (the basic law in HK) fifty years without change
desc 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
desc 五子登科 ng5 zi2 dang1 fo1 wu3 zi5 deng1 ke1   acquisition of the little-five
desc 你做初一我做十五 nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5 粵   do me harm and I will return the favour
desc 門氏五虎將 mun4 si6 ng5 fu2 zoeng3 men2 shi4 wu3 hu3 jiang4 粵   a name for the five major Cantonese swear words (The five brave generals of the Mun clan)
desc 一門五傑 jat1 mun4 ng5 git6 yi1 men2 wu3 jie2 粵   a name for the five major swear words in Cantonese
desc 粗口五傑 cou1 hau2 ng5 git6 cu1 kou3 wu3 jie2 粵   a name for the five major swear words in Cantonese
desc 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
desc 四分五裂 sei3 fan6 ng5 lit3   to be split apart; to fall apart
desc 四書五經 sei3 syu1 ng5 ging1 si4 shu1 wu3 jing1   Confucian classics
desc 女王老五 neoi5 wong4 lou5 ng5 nv3 wang2 lao3 wu3 粵   a single woman (lit., "female bachelor")
desc 五指茄 ng5 zi2 ke4*2 wu3 zhi3 qie2   nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)
desc 黑色星期五 hak1 sik1 sing1 kei4 ng5 hei1 se4 xing1 qi1 wu3   Friday The 13th, black Friday
desc 五角大樓 ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2 wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2   the Pentagon
desc 二百五 ji6 baak3 ng5 er4 bai2 wu3 國   a stupid or useless person; mentally retarded
desc 二五八眼 ji6 ng5 baat3 ngaan5 er4 wu3 ba1 yan3   (mahjong) special eyes [alternate]
desc 五子包生 ng5 zi2 baau1 saang1 wu3 zi5 bao1 sheng1   (mahjong) last five tiles penalty
desc 五角大樓官員 ng5 gok3 daai6 lau4*2 gun1 jyun4 wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 guan1 yuan2   Pentagon official
desc 十五大 sap6 ng5 daai6 shi2 wu3 da4   15th Party Congress (of Chinese Communist Party)
desc 五彩繽紛 ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1 wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1   colorful; colourful
desc 五經 ng5 ging1   the Five Classics (compiled by Confucius)
desc 五河 ng5 ho4 Wu3 he2   [n] Wuhe (place in Anhui)
desc 五華 ng5 waa4 Wu3 hua2   [n] Wuhua (place in Guangdong)
desc 五窮六絕 ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6   May is the poor way; June is the dead end.
desc 五大連池 ng5 daai6 lin4 ci4 wu3 da4 lian2 chi2   Wudalianchi (city in Heilongjiang)
desc 五峰 ng5 fung1 wu3 feng1   Wufeng (place in Hubei)
desc 五峰鄉 ng5 fung1 hoeng1 wu3 feng1 xiang1   Wufeng (village in Taiwan)
desc 五家渠 ng5 gaa1 keoi4 wu3 jia1 qu2   Wujiaqu (place in Xinjiang)
desc 五結鄉 ng5 git3 hoeng1 wu3 jie2 xiang1   Wuchieh (village in Taiwan)
desc 五股鄉 ng5 gu2 hoeng1 wu3 gu3 xiang1   Wuku (village in Taiwan)
desc 五原 ng5 jyun4 wu3 yuan2   Wuyuan (place in Inner Mongolia)
desc 五蓮 ng5 lin4 wu3 lian2   Wulian (place in Shandong)
desc 五常 ng5 soeng4 wu3 chang2   Wuchang (city in Heilongjiang)
desc 五台 ng5 toi4 wu3 tai2   Wutai (place in Shanxi)
desc 五通橋區 ng5 tung1 kiu4 keoi1 wu3 tong1 qiao2 qu1   Wutongqiao (area in Sichuan)
desc 五寨 ng5 zaai6 wu3 zhai4   Wuzhai (place in Shanxi)
desc 四五行動 sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6   April Fifth Action Group
desc 四五行動小組 sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6 siu2 zou2   April 5th Action Group
desc 五台山 ng5 toi4 saan1   Broadcast Drive in Kowloon Tong (once had five stations)
desc 五邑 ng5 jap1 wu3 yi4   Wuyi (proper noun, place)
desc 五四運動 ng5 sei3 wan6 dung6   5.4.1919 (the May 4th Movement)
desc 五月天 ng5 jyut6 tin1 wu3 yue4 tian1   May days, Mayday
desc 五馬分屍 ng5 maa5 fan1 si1 wu3 ma3 fen1 shi1   death by five horses
desc 五臟六腑 ng5 zong6 luk6 fu2 wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3   the internal organs
desc 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)
desc 十五二十 sap6 ng5 ji6 sap6 shi2 wu3 er2 shi2   15-20, a Chinese drinking game
desc 五爪 ng5 zaau2 wu3 zhua3   Wuzhua (lit., "five claws"), type of python
desc 五大名山 ng5 daai6 ming4 saan1 wu3 da4 ming2 shan1   Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists
desc 五嶺 ng5 ling5 wu3 ling3   Five Ridges
desc 五糧液 ng5 loeng4 jik6 wu3 liang2 ye4   Wuliangye, a major Chinese beverage company; the drink Wuliangye
desc 俱五刑 keoi1 ng5 jing4 ju4 wu3 xing2   five cutting (form of execution)
desc 五禽戲 ng5 kam4 hei3 wu3 qin2 xi4   Five Animal Sports
desc 五聲 ng5 sing1 wu3 sheng1   pentatonic
desc 祭五臟廟 zai3 ng5 zong6 miu6*2 粵   fill up one's stomach
desc 五聲調式 ng5 sing1 diu6 sik1 wu3 sheng1 diao4 shi4   pentatonic scale
desc 五聲音階 ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1 wu3 sheng1 yin1 jie1   pentatonic scale
desc 五旬節 ng5 ceon4 zit3 wu3 xun2 jie2   Pentecost
desc 金磚五國 gam1 zyun1 ng5 gwok3 jin1 zhuan1 wu3 guo2   BRICS countries
desc 五嶽 ng5 ngok6 wu3 yue4   Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists
desc 格雷的五十道陰影 gaak3 leoi4 dik1 ng5 sap6 dou6 jam1 jing2   Fifty Shades of Grey
desc 大五碼 daai6 ng5 maa5   Big-5 code
desc 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)
desc 五指山 ng5 zi2 saan1   Wuzhishan
Found 11 Chinese Examples for "五"
desc 四十除八等於五 Forty divided by eight equals five.
desc 已經過咗五日 粵 It's already been five days.
desc 佢病到五顏六色 粵 He is seriously ill.
desc 佢就嚟十五歲嘅啦 粵 He's almost 15 years old.
desc 你做初一我做十五 tit for tat, an eye for an eye
desc 我撴嚫個八月十五。 粵 I fell on my bottom.
desc 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.
desc 妳嘅八月十五好大。 粵 Your butt is huge.
desc 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全。 Idiom: Although the place is small, it is well installed with facilities.
desc 毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。 The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.
desc 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!

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