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ngũ hành

Pronunciation Northern /ŋuʔu˧˥ ha̤jŋ˨˩/ Central /ŋu˧˩˨ han˧˧/ Southern /ŋu˨˩˦ han˨˩/
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five phases or elements
Noun
five phases or elements
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five phases or elements Culture & Proper NounsTheme

The five elements or phases of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water in traditional philosophy.

vi Thuyết ngũ hành bao gồm kim, mộc, thủy, hỏa, thổ.

en The theory of five elements consists of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Parts
ngũ / hành / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 五行 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 五行

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
五行
Candidates by syllable
ngũ hành (桁 / 荇)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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học thuyết / chủ nghĩa / thế giới quan / pháp gia …
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ngũ hành sơn / ngũ hành kì / ngũ cung / ngũ ngôn …
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