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taotie

taotie

English

Noun

taotie ‎(plural taoties)

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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