"wuxing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 五行 (wǔxíng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{uder|en|cmn|五行}} Mandarin 五行 (wǔxíng) Head templates: {{en-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 Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Taoism Synonyms: Five Phases, Five Elements, wu-hsing, Wuxing, Wu Xing Translations (Wuxing): 五行 (ngó͘-hêng) [Hokkien, Taiwanese-Hokkien] (Chinese), 五行 (english: ng⁵ hang⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 五行 (wǔxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 五行 (ngū-hèng) (Eastern Min Chinese), 五行 (ńg-hàng) [Sixian] (Hakka Chinese), 五行 (gogyō) (Japanese), 오행 (ohaeng) (alt: 五行) (Korean), 五行 (ngou⁶ hêng⁵) (Teochew), ngũ hành (Vietnamese), 五行 (⁵u-yin) (Wu Chinese)

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