五行

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ngou2 hêng5
POJ: ngó͘-hêng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: five elements (wuxing), (Teochew) looks; appearance of a person
五行

The Teochew reading ngou2 hêng5 is shared by both the general Chinese 'five elements' cosmology sense and a Teochew-only 'appearance' sense, so it is unclear which is primary.

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