旧五代史 jiù wǔ dài shǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls

CHARACTERS

旧 jiù old, ancient; former, past
五 wǔ five; surname
代 dài replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
史 shǐ history, chronicle, annals