五代

wǔ dài

Definitions

1. Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China

Words Containing 五代

• 五代十国 wǔ dài shí guó: Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
• 五代史 wǔ dài shǐ: History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[xuē jū zhèng] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[běi sòng], 150 scrolls
• 新五代史 xīn wǔ dài shǐ: Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
• 旧五代史 jiù wǔ dài shǐ: History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[xuē jū zhèng] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[běi sòng], 150 scrolls

Child Words of 五代

• 五 wǔ: five
• 代 dài: to substitute