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Wu Xing
Sign in to saveAlso known as wuxing, Five elements
cycle of the five elements in Chinese astrology
Key facts
- Chinese
- 五行
- Hanyu pinyin
- wǔxíng
- Bopomofo
- ㄨˇㄒㄧㄥˊ
- Wade giles
- wu -hsing
- Ipa
- [u ̀ .ɕi ̌ ŋ]
- Yale romanization
- ngh-hàhng
- Jyutping
- Ng5 Hang4
- Hokkien poj
- Ngó͘-hân, Ngó͘-hîng
- Fuzhou buc
- Ngū-hèng
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- world view
- Has part
- Water
- Author
- Zou Yan
- Based on
- yin and yang
- Main subject
- natural phenomenon
- Image
- Taijitu 06075171.jpg
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- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
- native label
- 오행
- Commons category
- Wu Xing (Chinese philosophy)
- topic's main category
- Category:Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)
- time period
- Sengoku period
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
Vietnamese name Vietnamese alphabetngũ hành Chữ Hán五行 Korean name Hangul오행 Hanja五行
Mongolian name Mongolian Cyrillicтаван махбод Mongolian script ᠲᠠᠪᠤᠨ ᠮᠠᠬᠠᠪᠤᠳ Japanese name Kanji五行 Hiraganaごぎょう
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