| 五胡 | Wǔ hú | Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2] |
| 五胡十六国 | Wǔ hú Shí liù guó | Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439) |
| 十六国 | Shí liù guó | Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439) / also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国 |