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五代
Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ dài
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- 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
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3–4 · Wu3 dai4
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ng5 doi6
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name
- the Five Dynasties (907–960, part of 五代十國／五代十国)
- (chiefly used before the Tang dynasty) the Five Dynasties, a collective name for the pre-imperial dynasties: Tang-Yu (two legendary pre-Xia dynasties), Xia, Shang and Zhou
- (chiefly used during the Tang dynasty) the four Southern Dynasties (namely Liu Song, Southern Qi, Southern Liang, Southern Chen) plus the Sui dynasty
noun
- five generations (of a family)
- fifth generation (also attributively)
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