taotie

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 饕餮 (tāotiè).

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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