五代

wǔdài
  1. (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
  2. (chiefly used during the Tang dynasty) the four Southern Dynasties (namely Liu Song, Southern Qi, Southern Liang, Southern Chen) plus the Sui dynasty
  3. fifth generation (also attributively)
  4. five generations (of a family)
  5. the Five Dynasties (907–960, part of 五代十國／五代十国)
  6. the Five Dynasties, a collective name for the pre-imperial dynasties: Tang-Yu (two legendary pre-Xia dynasties), Xia, Shang and Zhou
  7. the four Southern Dynasties (namely Liu Song, Southern Qi, Southern Liang, Southern Chen) plus the Sui dynasty

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五代 Wǔdài 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

Entry Composition

1 五 wǔ
  1. five
  2. 5
2 代 dài
  1. to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
  2. generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

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五代同堂 wǔdàitóngtáng