- 六十五 liùshíwǔ sixty-fivethe number sixty-five
- 五十五 wǔshíwǔ fifty-fivethe number fifty-five
- 二十五史 èrshíwǔshǐ Twenty-Five HistoriesA collective name for the official historical records of the Chinese dynasties, consisting of the [[二十四史|二十四史|er4 shi2 si4 shi3]] plus the [[新元史|新元史|xin1 yuan2 shi3]]
- 九十五 jiǔshíwǔ ninety-fivethe number 95
- 十五个吊桶打水 shíwǔgediàotǒngdǎshuǐ to be agitatedLiterally "to fetch water with fifteen buckets"; used to describe feeling nervous or unsettled, with one's heart thumping up and down. Often followed by the second half of the expression, [[七上八下|七上八下|qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4]].
- 躲过初一，躲不过十五 duǒguòchūyīduǒbùguòshíwǔ you can't hide foreverLiterally meaning you may go undetected during the new moon but at the full moon you will be found out; it means you can't put off a problem forever and will eventually have to deal with it.
- 六十五岁 liùshíwǔsuì sixty-five years oldsixty-five years of age
- 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 duǒdeguòchūyīduǒbùguòshíwǔ you can't put it off foreverLiterally "you may hide during the new moon but not during the full moon"; used to mean that one can avoid something for a while, but eventually it must be dealt with or discovered.
