- wǔ dàiㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ
- Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang); the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947) - namely Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉,[cedict]