第五纵队

Traditional form:

第五縱隊

Pinyin (reading):

dìwǔzòngduì

Definitions:

• fifth column (subversive group)

Characters:

• 第 - sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal
• 五 - five; surname
• 纵 - to indulge in, to give free reign to
• 队 - team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people

Traditional characters:

• 第 - sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal
• 五 - five; surname
• 縱 - to indulge in, to give free reign to
• 隊 - team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people