a group of people with a common professional or social goal; team; personnel

To join the military; to enter the army or begin military service.

to be discharged from military service and return to civilian life

To fall behind the ranks while marching; to drop out of a group or procession

to blend two or more compatible medicines to improve efficacy and reduce side effects

an experienced person who has served in the military; ex-serviceman

to associate with someone; to keep company with; to act as a partner or companion

leader of a squad or the smallest military unit; specifically a leader of five soldiers in historical military systems

Wu Zixu (died 484 BC), a famous military strategist during the Spring and Autumn period; originally from the State of Chu, he fled to the State of Wu to seek vengeance after his family was executed, eventually leading an army to capture the Chu capital.

(literary) the ranks of a military; the army; refers back to an ancient military organization where five people formed a [[伍|伍|wu3]] and twenty-five people formed a [[行|行|hang2]]

Wu Tingfang (1842-1922), an English-educated diplomat and lawyer who served as a representative for the Qing government in the U.S.; he later held senior roles in the early Republican government and was a pioneer in Chinese legal reform.

to be of military origin; to have started one's career in the military or to have risen through the ranks of the army

the five powerful lords of the Spring and Autumn Period (variant form)

Woodhouse or Wodehouse (name)

Wujiagang District, a part of Yichang City in Hubei Province

Wu Yun (?-484 BC), better known by his courtesy name [[伍子胥|伍子胥|wu3 zi3 xu1]], a general and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who served the state of Wu.

Wujiagang District of Yichang City in Hubei Province

to feel it is a disgrace to be in the same group as someone; to disdain being associated with others

To be in the same company or work together with mediocre or vulgar people; based on an allusion to General Han Xin's self-deprecating remark about being ranked alongside Fan Kuai

(variant form) a coroner or forensic examiner in ancient times; an undertaker

Wu She (died 522 BC), a high official of the state of [[楚|楚|chu3]] and the father of [[伍子胥|伍子胥|wu3 zi3 xu1]]; he was executed by King Ping of [[楚|楚|chu3]] after being falsely accused.

a newly enlisted officer student or military recruit in-training cadet

the common soldiers in an army; the ranks of ordinary troops

to deploy troops; to arrange soldiers in formation

to be drafted or called up for military service; to enlist in the army

to remove unwanted or unreliable people from an organization or political party

a line of marchers, paraders, or protesters; a parade contingent

(literary) to be ashamed to associate with others; specifically, to feel it is beneath one's dignity to be ranked alongside mediocre or inferior people. This idiom originates from the story of General [[韩信|韓信|han2 xin4]] feeling insulted at being ranked equally with the former commoner [[樊哙|樊噲|fan2 kuai4]]

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American professional golfer

Veterans Day; holiday to honor military veterans

next-door neighbors; specifically refers to the ancient grouping of five households as a single unit, but now used generally for those living nearby

troops; army; military unit formation