五行

wǔxíng
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水

CEDICT

wuxing (the five elements of traditional Chinese cosmology)

Wiktionary

  1. 水、火、木、金、土五种物质。我国古代视为构成万物的基本元素。五者相生相剋，使宇宙万物运行变化，形成各种现象。
  2. 旧时以人的八字配合五行生剋推算命运。后借指命运。
  3. 仁、义、礼、智、信。

重編國語辭典

  1. 古代中国的哲学概念，认为宇宙万物由火、水、木、金、土这五种元素构成，并藉由彼此相生与相剋的关係，不断运动变化而形成各种现象
  2. 外表，样子

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 五 wǔ
  1. five
  2. 5
2 行 xíng
  1. (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
  2. (literary) trip; journey; visit
  3. (bound form) temporary; makeshift
  4. (bound form) current; in circulation
  5. (bound form) to do; to perform
  6. capable; competent
  7. all right; OK!; will do
  8. behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. xìng)
  9. (literary) about to; soon

Containing this entry

五行八作 wǔhángbāzuō
  1. all the trades
  2. people of all trades and professions