taotie

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 饕餮 (tāotiè).

Pronunciation

Noun

taotie (plural taoties or taotie)

  1. A motif depicting a gluttonous ogre, commonly found on Chinese ritual bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty.

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