五胡

Wǔhú
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 Xiōngnú, Xianbei 鲜卑 Xiānbēi, Jie 羯 Jié, Di 氐 Dī, Qiang 羌 Qiāng, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六国 Wǔhú Shíliùguó

CEDICT

the Five Barbarians (the ethnic groups Xiongnu (匈奴), Xianbei (鮮卑), Di (氐), Qiang (羌), Jie (羯), regarded as barbarians by the Chinese)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 五 wǔ
  1. five
  2. 5
=2 胡 hú
  1. non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
  2. reckless
  3. outrageous
  4. what?
  5. why?
  6. to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和 hú)
=2 胡 hú used in 胡同 hútòng
=2 胡 hú
  1. beard
  2. mustache
  3. whiskers

Containing this entry

五胡十六国 Wǔhú Shíliùguó Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
五胡乱华 Wǔhúluànhuá
五胡十六国 Wǔhú Shíliù Guó