五胡十六国

wǔ hú shí liù guó

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

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Child Words of 五胡十六国

• 五 五 wǔ: five
• 六 六 liù: six
• 十 十 shí: ten
• 国 国 guó: country; nation; state (CL:個|个[gè])
• 五胡 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]
• 十六 十六 shí liù: sixteen
• 十六国 十六国 shí liù guó: Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
• 胡 胡 hú: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia