行伍
háng​wǔ

the ranks

  • created sense approved 行伍 · háng​wǔ · the ranks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    行伍

    háng​wǔ

    the ranks

    (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]]

    行 (literal) → 行 · háng · row 伍 (literal) → 伍 · wǔ · army

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