五胡

Traditional form:

五胡

Pinyin (reading):

Wǔhú

Definitions:

• Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴 ( Xiōngnú), Xianbei 鮮卑／鲜卑 ( Xiānbēi), Jie 羯 ( Jié), Di 氐 ( Dī), Qiang 羌 ( Qiāng), esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國／五胡十六国 ( Wǔhú Shíliùguó)

Characters:

• 五 - five; surname
• 胡 - recklessly, foolishly; wildly

Traditional characters:

• 五 - five; surname
• 胡 - recklessly, foolishly; wildly