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wuxing

Syllables: wu·xing

wuxing noun: the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth.

wuxing: the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology,...
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Noun

wuxing (uncountable)

  1. the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth
    • , Five transformations
    Synonyms:
    Five Phases, Five Elements, Five Fists, Five Powers

Proper noun capitalized: Wuxing

Wuxing

  1. A district of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.

wuxing meaning in Vietnamese

wuxing in Vietnamese

Wuxing
ngũ hành

Synonyms of wuxing

Forms of wuxing

alternative formwu-hsing
alternative formWuxing
alternative formWu Xing

Origin of wuxing

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 五行 (wǔxíng).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳興 /吴兴.

Questions about wuxing

What does wuxing mean?
Wuxing means the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth.
What is wuxing in Vietnamese?
Wuxing in Vietnamese is ngũ hành. See Wuxing meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is wuxing?
Wuxing can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near wuxing in the dictionary

  1. Wuwuchim
  2. WUXGA
  3. Wuxi
  4. wuxia
  5. Wuxiang
  6. wuxing
  7. wuxtra
  8. wuxtry
  9. Wuxue
  10. Wuyang
  11. Wuyi sharp-nosed frog

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