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
alternative forms		五形 Teochew "appearance"

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): ngou² hêng⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵u-yin

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-hàng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ng^ˋ hang^ˇ
  - 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 (Penang): /ŋɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ heŋ²³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /ŋɔ⁴²⁻²⁴ heŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gó͘-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: góo-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gofheeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngou² hêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngóu hêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ heŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵u-yin
  - MiniDict: u^去 yin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²u-hhin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /u³³ ɦin⁴⁴/

Noun

五行

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
(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
五	行
ご Grade: 1	ぎょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

五(ご)行(ぎょう) • (gogyō)

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
五	行

Noun

五行 • (ohaeng) (hangeul 오행)

hanja form^? of 오행 (“wuxing”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
五	行

Noun

五行

chữ Hán form of ngũ hành (“wuxing”)