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五胡
Wǔ hú
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PN:Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑
十六国
Shí liù guó
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PN:Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)