五行 [－－]

Jyutping ng5 hang4
Pinyin wǔ xíng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    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
    five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth), a concept in Classical Chinese philosophy
    • 陰陽五行
      阴阳五行
      jam1 joeng4 ng5 hang4
      Yin Yang, Five Elements
  2. 近義詞
    金木水火土
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Wu Xing (the five elements of traditional Chinese cosmology)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阴阳五行
    陰陽五行
    jam1 joeng4 ng5 hang4
    • Yin Yang, Five Elements
  2. Cantonese
    五行欠水
    五行欠水
    ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2
    • to be in need of money; literal meaning: out of the five elements, missing water
  3. Cantonese
    佢周围去揭女仔条裙，真系五行欠打。
    佢周圍去揭女仔條裙，真係五行欠打。
    keoi5 zau1 wai4 heoi3 kit3 neoi5 zai2 tiu4 kwan4, zan1 hai6 ng5 hang4 him3 daa2
    • He goes all around lifting up girls' skirts. He really needs a beating.
  4. Cantonese
    「我呢期五行欠水。」「你不嬲都欠㗎啦。」
    「我呢期五行欠水。」「你不嬲都欠㗎啦。」
    ngo5 ni1 kei4 ng5 hang4 him3 seoi2. nei5 bat1 lau1 dou1 him3 gaa3 laa1
    • "I've been in need of money lately." "I think that's been the case for a long time."