- 五瘟神 wǔwēnshén Five Gods of PestilenceThe five chief demons in Chinese folklore and Taoist belief who personify pestilence and plague; similar to the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
- 瘟神爷 wēnshényé god of plaguegod of plague or pestilence, often used metaphorically to describe a person who brings bad luck or trouble to others
- 送瘟神 sòngwēnshén to get rid of someone or something undesirableliterally meaning to "send away the god of plague", this phrase is used to describe getting rid of a person or thing that causes harm or trouble.