wǔ​tōng​shén

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  • created reference approved 五通神 → 五郎神 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五通神 wǔ​tōng​shén

    五郎神 wǔ​láng​shén

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  • created reference approved 五通神 → 五圣/五聖 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五通神 wǔ​tōng​shén

    五圣 / 五聖 wǔ​shèng

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  • created reference approved 五通神 → 五显神/五顯神 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五通神 wǔ​tōng​shén

    五显神 / 五顯神 wǔ​xiǎn​shén

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  • created sense approved 五通神 · wǔ​tōng​shén · Wutongshen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五通神

    wǔ​tōng​shén

    Wutongshen

    Malevolent spirits or demonic deities in Chinese folk religion, often depicted as five brothers or animal spirits (such as rats, pigs, or monkeys) that haunt humans and must be appeased with worship.

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to understand 神 (literal) → 神 · shén · god

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  • created sense approved 五通神 · wǔ​tōng​shén · Five Manifestations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五通神

    wǔ​tōng​shén

    Five Manifestations

    A group of five Daoist wealth deities originating in the Jiangxi region, typically viewed as benevolent brothers; they were later granted official titles by the Song dynasty.

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to understand 神 (literal) → 神 · shén · god

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  • created sense approved 五通神 · wǔ​tōng​shén · spirits of fallen soldiers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五通神

    wǔ​tōng​shén

    spirits of fallen soldiers

    According to one legend, the spirits of five fallen soldiers who appeared in a dream to the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang [[朱元璋|朱元璋|zhu1 yuan2 zhang1]], who then ordered a temple built to sacrifice to them

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to understand 神 (literal) → 神 · shén · god

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