饕餮
tāo tiè
Pinyin
Definition
饕餮
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- ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king
- zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes
- gluttonous
- sumptuous (banquet)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (4)
- 1 ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king
- 2 zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes
- 3 gluttonous
- 4 sumptuous (banquet)
- 1 glutton
- 1 gluttonous
- 2 see also: 饕餮 tāo tiè
- 3 zoomorphic mask motif
- 1 gourmand
Idioms (1)
饕餮大餐
- 1 great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet