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taotie
English
Etymology
From
Mandarin
饕餮
(
tāotiè
)
.
Pronunciation
Noun
taotie
(
plural
taoties
or
taotie
)
A
motif
depicting a
gluttonous
ogre
, commonly found on
Chinese
ritual
bronze
vessels
from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty.
Translations
motif depicting a gluttonous ogre
Chinese:
Mandarin:
饕餮
(zh)
(
tāotiè
)
Finnish:
taotie -
aihe
Japanese:
饕餮
(
とうてつ, tōtetsu
)
Russian:
таоте́
n
(
taoté
)
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