wǔ wēn shéndictionary entry
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five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence / cf four horsemen of the apocalypse
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Original source entry:

五瘟神 五瘟神 [wu3 wen1 shen2] /five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence/cf four horsemen of the apocalypse/

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五瘟神
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