wǔ​dú

the five poisonous creatures

  • created reference approved 五毒 → 五毒儿/五毒兒 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五毒 wǔ​dú

    五毒儿 / 五毒兒 wǔ​dú​r

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  • created reference approved 五毒 → 五反 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五毒 wǔ​dú

    五反 wǔ​fǎn

    see

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  • created sense approved 五毒 · wǔ​dú · the five poisonous creatures — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五毒

    wǔ​dú

    the five poisonous creatures

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

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 毒 (literal) → 毒 · dú · poison

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  • created sense approved 五毒 · wǔ​dú · the five evils — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五毒

    wǔ​dú

    the five evils

    A collective term for economic crimes committed by private business owners during the 1952 [[五反|五反|wu3 fan3]] campaign, specifically bribery, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on government contracts, and stealing economic information.

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 毒 (literal) → 毒 · dú · harmful influence

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  • created sense approved 五毒 · wǔ​dú · the five toxic minerals — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五毒

    wǔ​dú

    the five toxic minerals

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

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 毒 (literal) → 毒 · dú · poisonous

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  • created sense approved 五毒 · wǔ​dú · severe torture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五毒

    wǔ​dú

    severe torture

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

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 毒 (literal) → 毒 · dú · cruel

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