五毒

- （五種有毒的動(dòng)物） the five poisonous creatures (scorpion, viper, centipede, house lizard and toad)

- （指五種罪惡） “five evils” (bribery, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on government contracts and stealing of economic information); “five poisons” (a campaign was launched in 1952 against capitalist bribery of government employees, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on government contracts and stealing economic information for speculation)