English Explanatory Dictionary

taotie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/taʊˈtjeɪ/

Word forms

taotie taoties tao-tieh

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 饕餮 (tāotiè).

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