Five Poisons
The Five Poisons (Chinese: 五毒; Pinyin: wǔ dú; Jyutping: ng5 duk6; Vietnamese: Ngũ độc) can refer to:
- An ancient Chinese set of poisonous/hazardous animals,[1] they are: Snakes.
Scorpions. Centipedes. Toads. Spiders.
- Five threats that the Chinese Communist Party sees for its rule over Mainland China.
Five Poisons Media
A Chinese Five Poisons charm with the inscription "Expel evil and send down good fortune" (驱邪降福) with a spider and the three-legged toad, Jin Chan, on display at the Museum of Ethnography, Sweden.
References
- ↑ Craig Greenbaum (2006). "Amulets of Viet Nam (Bùa Việt-Nam - 越南符銭)". Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
