gluttonous
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餮 is an 18 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as tiè in the fourth tone.
It is made up of the components 殄 (to exterminate) and 食 (food).
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 餮
Definitions for 餮 pronounced as tiè
- gluttonous
- see 饕餮[tao1 tie4], zoomorphic mask motif
Vocabulary
The most common words for 餮 — see all
- ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king
- zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes
- gluttonous
- sumptuous (banquet)
- glutton
- gourmand
- by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
- great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet