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八岐大蛇

Bā qí Dà shédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

八岐大蛇 八岐大蛇 [Ba1 qi2 Da4 she2] /Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)/

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Character information

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  • 八
    bā

    eight

  • 岐
    qí

    See the full entry for source details.

    Qí

    surname Qi / also used in place names

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 蛇
    shé

    snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiáo]

    yí

    used in 委蛇[wēi yí]

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