五胡 wǔ hú

five nomadic tribes in ancient north China

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu xiōng nú, Xianbei xiān bēi, Jie jié, Di , Qiang qiāng, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 wǔ hú shí liù guó

Characters

Character Meaning
five; 5
surname Hu; reckless; outrageous