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[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 旧五代史

• 五 wǔ: five
• 代 dài: to substitute
• 旧 jiù: opposite: new 新
• 五代 wǔ dài: 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
• 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
• 史 shǐ: history