五行
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English
- five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
- five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth), a concept in Classical Chinese philosophy
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指金、木、水、火、土五種物質;以往被視為構成萬物嘅基本元素,相生相剋,令宇宙萬物運行變化,形成各種現象;又愛嚟對照人世間嘅命數、運程,從而推算;概念亦套用落宇宙論、占星術、中藥、音樂、武術等
Examples
陰陽五行
Yin Yang, Five Elements
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk