The five traditional poisonous animals, typically identified as the scorpion, viper, centipede, house lizard, and toad.

A collective term for economic crimes committed by private business owners during the 1952 五反 wǔ​fǎn campaign, specifically bribery, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on government contracts, and stealing economic information.

(literary) Five poisonous minerals used in ancient medicine to treat sores, usually identified as blue vitriol, cinnabar, realgar, arsenopyrite, and magnetite.

(literary) The various cruel forms of corporal punishment used in ancient times.