tāo tiè wéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
zoomorphic mask motif
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Original source entry:

饕餮紋 饕餮纹 [tao1 tie4 wen2] /zoomorphic mask motif/

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Other forms in these source records: 饕餮紋

  • 饕
    tāo

    (literary) greedy / gluttonous

  • 餮
    tiè

    (literary) greedy / gluttonous

  • 纹
    wén

    line / trace / mark / pattern / grain (of wood etc) / to tattoo

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