tāo

gluttonous, greedy, covetous

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DEFINITIONS

  • gluttonous, greedy, covetous
  • gluttonous
  • see 饕餮[tao1 tie4], zoomorphic mask motif

STROKES

WORDS

餮之徒 tāo tiè zhī tú glutton; gourmand; by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
lǎo tāo glutton
客 tāo kè gourmand
餮 tāo tiè ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes; gluttonous; sumptuous (banquet)
餮大餐 tāo tiè dà cān great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet
餮纹 tāo tiè wén zoomorphic mask motif
餮紋 tāo tiè wén zoomorphic mask motif
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