"Five Poisons" meaning in All languages combined

See Five Poisons on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Five Poisons [canonical]
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  1. (folklore) Five animals regarded as poisonous or otherwise hazardous in Chinese folklore: typically snakes, scorpions, centipedes, toads, and spiders.
    Sense id: en-Five_Poisons-en-name-S-pdrFFY Categories (other): Folklore, Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (politics) 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.
    Sense id: en-Five_Poisons-en-name-49lqzmeD Categories (other): Politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, China, Chinese politics, Communism, Nationalism, Taiwan, Tibet, China Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of China: 1 99 Disambiguation of Chinese politics: 30 70 Disambiguation of Communism: 5 95 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 32 68 Disambiguation of Taiwan: 0 100 Disambiguation of Tibet, China: 4 96 Topics: government, politics
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