wǔdào
five paths
五道 wǔdào
- five paths
- (literary) five ways or directions; five different routes or aspects
- five realms of rebirth
- (Buddhist) the five ways of passing through the cycle of existence, consisting of heaven, humanity, hell, animals, and hungry ghosts
- God of the Five Paths
- (bound form) short for 五道将军 wǔdàojiāngjūn, a deity in Chinese folklore who guards the gates of the underworld
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Abbreviation of
- 五道将军 wǔdàojiāngjūn