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Five Elements

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wǔ xíng

gogyou

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五行 is the title of the five elements: wood, fire, water, earth, and metal.

The first character means five, and the second character is simply element(s).

According to ancient Chinese science, all matter in the world is comprised of these elements. One idea presented with the five elements is that when energy is added, the matter is believed to expand. When energy is removed, matter contracts. Oddly, this concept is not far from Einstein's theories and modern science. Just a few thousand years before Einstein.

More info: Wikipedia - Five Elements (Wu Xing).

Five Elements Tai Chi Fist

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wǔ xíng tài jí quán

go gyou tai kyoku ken

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五行太極拳 is a certain school or style of Tai Chi (Taiji).

The characters literally mean “Five Elements Tai Chi Fist.”

Notes:
In Taiwan, it would be Romanized as “Wu Hsing Tai Chi Chuan” - see the standard Mandarin method above in the gray box (used in mainland China and the official Romanization used by the Library of Congress).

The last three characters are sometimes translated as “Grand Ultimate Fist,” so the whole thing can be “Five Elements Grand Ultimate Fist” if you wish.

I have not confirmed the use of this title in Korean but if it is used, it's probably only by martial arts enthusiasts. The pronunciation is correct, as shown above for Korean.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
五行 see styles	wǔ xíng wu3 xing2 wu hsing gogyou / gogyo ごぎょう	More info & calligraphy: Five Elements five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 (1) (See 五大・ごだい・1) the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing; (2) {Buddh} five practices of the Bodhisattvas; (3) (See 六信五行) the five pillars of Islam; (surname, given name) Gogyou The five lines of conduct. I. According to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith they are almsgiving; keeping the commandments; patience under insult; zeal or progress; meditation. II. According to the 涅槃經 Nirvana Sutra they are saintly or bodhisattva deeds; arhat, or noble deeds; deva deeds; children's deeds (i. e. normal good deeds of men, devas, and Hinayanists); sickness conditions, e. g. illness, delusion, etc.; — into all these lines of conduct and conditions a Bodhisattva enters. III. The five elements, or tanmātra— wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; or earth, water, ire, air, and ether (or space) as taught by the later Mahāyāna philosophy; idem 五大.
五行台 see styles	gogyoudai / gogyodai ごぎょうだい	五行台 Custom Scroll (place-name) Gogyoudai
五行川 see styles	gogyougawa / gogyogawa ごぎょうがわ	五行川 Custom Scroll (personal name) Gogyougawa
五行八作 see styles	wǔ háng bā zuō wu3 hang2 ba1 zuo1 wu hang pa tso	五行八作 Custom Scroll all the trades; people of all trades and professions
五行六信 see styles	gogyourokushin / gogyorokushin ごぎょうろくしん	五行六信 Custom Scroll (See 六信五行) the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith
六信五行 see styles	rokushingogyou / rokushingogyo ろくしんごぎょう	六信五行 Custom Scroll the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam
四信五行 see styles	sì xìn wǔ xíng si4 xin4 wu3 xing2 ssu hsin wu hsing shishin gogyō	四信五行 Custom Scroll The four right objects of faith and the five right modes of procedure; the 眞如 bhūtatathatā and the 三寳 Three Precious Ones are the four; the five are almsgiving, morality, patience, zeal (or progress), and 觀 meditation.
陰陽五行 see styles	inyougogyou; onyougogyou / inyogogyo; onyogogyo いんようごぎょう; おんようごぎょう	陰陽五行 Custom Scroll (yoji) the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Five Elements	五行	gogyou / gogyo	wǔ xíng / wu3 xing2 / wu xing / wuxing	wu hsing / wuhsing
Five Elements Tai Chi Fist	五行太極拳五行太极拳	go gyou tai kyoku ken gogyoutaikyokuken go gyo tai kyoku ken	wǔ xíng tài jí quán wu3 xing2 tai4 ji2 quan2 wu xing tai ji quan wuxingtaijiquan	wu hsing t`ai chi ch`üan wuhsingtaichichüan wu hsing tai chi chüan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.