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旧五代史

Jiù Wǔ dài shǐ

4-character word Traditional 舊五代史

What 旧五代史 means

1. History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories {二十四史|Èr shí sì Shǐ}, compiled under Xue Juzheng {薛居正|Xuē Jū zhèng} in 974 during Northern Song {北宋|Běi Sòng}, 150 scrolls

The characters in 旧五代史

• 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新; former
• 五wǔfive; 5
• 代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation…
• 史shǐhistory; annals; title of an official historian in ancient China