五行

Chinese

		five	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad. (五行)		五	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ng⁵ hang⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): m² hang³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ńg-hàng
• Eastern Min (BUC): ngū-hèng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-hêng / gó͘-hêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngou⁶ hêng⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵u-yin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔsíng
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-hsing²
    • Yale: wǔ-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushyng
    • Palladius: усин (usin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ hang⁴
    • Yale: ńgh hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ hɐŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: m² hang³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩⁵⁵ haŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-hàng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng` hangˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ hang²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ haŋ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngū-hèng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋu³³⁻²¹ ^(h-)ɛiŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: ngóo-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngofheeng
    • IPA (Singapore): /ŋɔ⁴²⁻²⁴ heŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Penang): /ŋɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ heŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gó͘-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: góo-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gofheeng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngou⁶ hêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngŏu hêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵u-yin
    • MiniDict: u^去 yin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²u-hhin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /u³³ ɦin⁴⁴/

Noun

五行

1. Wu Xing (the five elements of traditional Chinese cosmology)

   Synonym: 五材 (wǔcái)

   五行相剋／五行相克  ―  wǔxíng xiāngkè  ―  to be ill-matched according to Wu Xing

Derived terms

• 五行合气道
• 五行四柱
• 五行欠打
• 五行欠抦
• 五行相剋／五行相克
• 五行相生
• 超三界外，不在五行中
• 陰陽五行／阴阳五行

 

Descendants

• → English: wuxing
• → Thai: โหงวเฮ้ง (via Teochew)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	行
ご Grade: 1	ぎょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

五(ご)行(ぎょう) • (gogyō) 

1. Go Gyo: Foundational technology of Japanese Kampo medicine
2. Wu Xing; five element

Korean

Hanja in this term
五	行

Noun

五行 • (ohaeng) (hangeul 오행)

1. Hanja form^? of 오행 (“Wu Xing”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
五	行

Noun

五行

1. chữ Hán form of ngũ hành (“Wu Xing”).