Usage of the character 蛊
gǔ
蛊
[蠱]
- arch. legendary venomous insect
- to poison
- to bewitch
- to drive to insanity
- to harm by witchcraft
- intestinal parasite
gǔzhù
蛊祝
[蠱祝]
- to curse sb; to place a jinx
wūgǔ
巫蛊
[巫蠱]
- witchcraft
gǔhuò
蛊惑
[蠱惑]
- to entice
- to lead astray
bìngmíngǔguó
病民蛊国
[病民蠱國]
- to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
wūgǔzhīhuò
巫蛊之祸
[巫蠱之禍]
- 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝／汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft
gǔhuòrénxīn
蛊惑人心
[蠱惑人心]
- to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom)
- to resort to demagogy