五胡 in English Wu3 hu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], particularly in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]

Simplified Characters

五 胡

Traditional Characters

五 胡

Pinyin

Wu3 hu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

五wu3five 胡hu2surname Hu