Five Poisons

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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.

References[change | change source]

  1. 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.