五代

Chinese

		five	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
simp. and trad. (五代)		五	代

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ doi⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ńg-thoi

  (Hailu, HRS): ng^ˊ toi^˖

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gou³ dai⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngó͘-tāi / gó͘-tāi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔdài
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-tai⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuday
    • Palladius: удай (udaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ doi⁶
    • Yale: ńgh doih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ doi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ doi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ tɔːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ńg-thoi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng^ˋ toi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ng³ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ̍³¹ tʰoi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ng^ˊ toi^˖
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋ²⁴⁻³³ tʰoi³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gou³ dai⁵ [Phonetic: gou² dai⁵]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gô-dāi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ tai¹¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gou³ dai⁵ [Phonetic: gou² dai⁵]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔu³³²⁻²⁴ tai²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngó͘-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: ngóo-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngofdai
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gó͘-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: góo-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gofdai
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

Proper noun

五代

1. the Five Dynasties (907–960, part of 五代十國／五代十国)
2. (chiefly used before the Tang dynasty) the Five Dynasties, a collective name for the pre-imperial dynasties: Tang-Yu (two legendary pre-Xia dynasties), Xia, Shang and Zhou
3. (chiefly used during the Tang dynasty) the four Southern Dynasties (namely Liu Song, Southern Qi, Southern Liang, Southern Chen) plus the Sui dynasty

See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周
		Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
			Warring States period 戰國 / 战国
Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代)	206 BCE – 220 C.E.	Western Han 西漢 / 西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉
		Wu 吳 / 吴
Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋
		Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 C.E.	Northern dynasties 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏
			Western Wei 西魏
			Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏
			Northern Zhou 北周
			Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐
		Southern dynasties 南朝	Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋
			Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐
			Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代)
			Chen 陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代)	581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北宋
		Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 C.E.

Noun

五代

1. five generations (of a family)
2. fifth generation (also attributively)