五毒

See also: 五毒俱全

Chinese

		five	poison; narcotics
trad. (五毒)		五	毒
simp. #(五毒)		五	毒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔdú

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄉㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔdú
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄉㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔdú
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-tu²
    • Yale: wǔ-dú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuudwu
    • Palladius: уду (udu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

Noun

五毒

1. (folklore, traditional Chinese medicine) five toxic animals (namely centipede, venomous snake, scorpion, gecko and toad)
2. (Buddhism) five taboo states of mind (kleshas) (namely raga, dveṣa, moha, māna and vicikitsa)