五胡 [ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ; wu3 hu2]
five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄨˊ; xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑[ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄟ; xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[ㄐㄧㄝˊ; jie2], Di 氐[ㄉㄧ; di1], Qiang 羌[ㄑㄧㄤ; qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國[ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ; wu3 hu2 shi2 liu4 guo2]
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五胡
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China between the 3rd & 5th centuries: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
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