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五胡十六国

wǔ hú shí liù guó

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Definitions

  1. 1. Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)

Child Words of 五胡十六国

十六
shí liù

sixteen

十六国
shí liù guó

Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)

国
guó

country; nation; state (CL:個|个[gè])

五胡
wǔ hú

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]

五
wǔ

five

十
shí

ten

六
liù

six

胡
hú

non-Han people, esp. from central Asia