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)
alternative forms 五形 Teochew "appearance"

Pronunciation


Noun

五行

  1. wuxing (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
  2. (Teochew) looks; appearance (of a person)

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
  • 相五行
  • 睇五行
  • 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

Grade: 1
ぎょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ぎょう) • (gogyōごぎやう (gogyau)?

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 五行”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

五行 • (ohaeng) (hangeul 오행)

  1. hanja form? of 오행 (wuxing)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

五行

  1. chữ Hán form of ngũ hành (wuxing)