Chinese
Noun
饕餮
- a taotie, a stylized design frequently found on ancient bronzes interpreted variously as one animal facing out or two animals facing each other.
- the legendary animal based on this motif
- a gourmand; a glutton
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Japanese
Noun
饕餮 (hiragana とうてつ, romaji tōtetsu)
- a taotie
- (figuratively) a brutal or covetous person