"taotie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /taʊˈtjeɪ/ Forms: taoties [plural], taotie [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 饕餮 (tāotiè). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|cmn|饕餮|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=tāotiè|ts=}} Mandarin 饕餮 (tāotiè), {{bor+|en|cmn|饕餮|tr=tāotiè}} Borrowed from Mandarin 饕餮 (tāotiè) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|taotie}} taotie (plural taoties or taotie)
  1. A motif depicting a gluttonous ogre, commonly found on Chinese ritual bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty. Wikipedia link: taotie Synonyms: tao-tieh Translations (motif depicting a gluttonous ogre): 饕餮 (tāotiè) (Chinese Mandarin), taotie -aihe (Finnish), 饕餮 (tōtetsu) (alt: とうてつ) (Japanese), таоте́ (taoté) [neuter] (Russian)

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