三毒

sāndú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the three poisons: greed, anger and delusion

Examples

HSK 7-9
Fójiào bǎ tān, chēn, chī chēngwéi sāndú.
Buddhism calls greed, anger and delusion the three poisons.
HSK 7-9
Xiūxing jiùshì yào yìdiǎndiǎn qùchú xīnzhōng de sāndú.
Spiritual practice means removing the three poisons from one's heart little by little.

Tips

culture
Buddhism teaches that these three keep beings trapped in the cycle of rebirth. In Tibetan paintings of the Wheel of Life they sit at the very centre as a rooster, a snake and a pig.

Stroke Order

三 sān
毒 dú