Five Poisons (English, name)
expansion: the Five Poisons
Senses:
topics: arts
folklore
history
human-sciences
literature
media
publishing
sciences
glosses: Five animals regarded as poisonous or otherwise hazardous in Chinese folklore: typically snakes, scorpions, centipedes, toads, and spiders.
topics: government
politics
glosses: Five groups regarded by the Communist Party of China as threats to their rule: Uyghur and Tibetan supporters of respective independence movements, Falun Gong adherents, and supporters of Chinese democracy and the independence of Taiwan.
Forms:
form: the Five Poisons
tags: canonical