五胡亂華

五胡乱华
Wǔhúluànhuá

Invasion and rebellion of the Five Barbarians (304–316)

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Entry Composition

1 五胡 Wǔhú Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 Xiōngnú, Xianbei 鮮卑 Xiānbēi, Jie 羯 Jié, Di 氐 Dī, Qiang 羌 Qiāng, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國 Wǔhú Shíliùguó
2 亂 luàn
  1. in confusion or disorder
  2. in a confused state of mind
  3. disorder
  4. upheaval
  5. riot
  6. illicit sexual relations
  7. to throw into disorder
  8. to mix up
  9. indiscriminate
  10. random
  11. arbitrary
=3 華 Huá abbr. for China
=3 華 Huà
  1. Mount Hua 華山 Huà Shān in Shaanxi
  2. surname Hua
=3 華 huā
  1. old variant of 花 huā
  2. flower
=3 華 huá
  1. magnificent
  2. splendid
  3. flowery
=3 華 huà
  1. (～山) Mount Hua (a mountain in Shaanxi)
  2. Mount Hua (a mountain in Shaanxi)
  3. Original form of 樺／桦 (huà, “birch”).
  4. a surname
=3 華 kuā
  1. (archaic) intertwined; crisscrossing; irregular
  2. intertwined; crisscrossing; irregular