Meaning of 饕餮
饕餮 means a legendary fierce and greedy beast in ancient Chinese mythology; figurative: a fierce and greedy person; a rapacious person. Pronounced tāo tiè.
- a legendary fierce and greedy beast in ancient Chinese mythology
- figurative: a fierce and greedy person; a rapacious person
- figurative: a glutton; a person with a huge appetite; a gourmand
Definitions & Examples
Shāng商
Zhōu周
shí时
qí期
de的
qīng青
tóng铜
qì器
shàng上
cháng常
cháng常
zhù铸
yǒu有
shén神
mì秘
de的
tāo饕
tiè餮
wén纹
。
Bronzeware from the Shang and Zhou dynasties was often cast with mysterious taotie patterns.
Tāo饕
tiè餮
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
tān贪
shí食
guài怪
shòu兽
。
The taotie is a legendary gluttonous beast in ancient Chinese mythology.