王五

Chinese

		king; Wang (proper name)	five
simp. and trad. (王五)		王	五

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wáng Wǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ ng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wáng Wǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wáng Wǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Wang² Wu³
    • Yale: Wáng Wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wang Wuu
    • Palladius: Ван У (Van U)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ ng⁵
    • Yale: wòhng ńgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ ng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ ng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³/

Proper noun

王五

1. John Doe

Usage notes

• 王五 (Wáng Wǔ) is only used when there is an aforementioned 張三 / 张三 (Zhāng Sān) and a 李四 (Lǐ Sì), referring to a third John Doe.
• 王五 (Wáng Wǔ) is less established than 張三 / 张三 (Zhāng Sān) and 李四 (Lǐ Sì). For three or more anonymous people, speakers tend to invent ad hoc random-sounding names like 趙五 (Zhào Wǔ) or 王二麻子 (Wáng Èr Má Zǐ).

Coordinate terms

• 張三／张三 (Zhāng Sān)
• 李四 (Lǐ Sì)
• 趙六／赵六 (Zhào Liù)