wǔ​wēn​shén

Five Gods of Pestilence

  • created reference approved 五瘟神 → 五瘟使者 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五瘟神 wǔ​wēn​shén

    五瘟使者 wǔ​wēn​shǐ​zhě

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  • created sense approved 五瘟神 · wǔ​wēn​shén · Five Gods of Pestilence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五瘟神

    wǔ​wēn​shén

    Five Gods of Pestilence

    The five chief demons in Chinese folklore and Taoist belief who personify pestilence and plague; similar to the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 瘟神 (literal) → 瘟神 · wēn​shén · god of plague

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