五胡

wǔ hú

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1. Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[xiōng nú], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[xiān bēi], Jie 羯[jié], Di 氐[dī], Qiang 羌[qiāng], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[wǔ hú shí liù guó]

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Words Containing 五胡

• 五胡十六国 五胡十六国 wǔ hú shí liù guó: Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)

Child Words of 五胡

• 五 五 wǔ: five
• 胡 胡 hú: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia