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Usage of the character 饕

tāo
[饕]
  • (literary) greedy; gluttonous
tāokè
饕客
[饕客]
  • gourmand
lǎotāo
老饕
[老饕]
  • glutton
tāotiè
饕餮
[饕餮]
  • ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king
  • zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes
  • gluttonous
  • sumptuous (banquet)
tāotièwén
饕餮纹
[饕餮紋]
  • zoomorphic mask motif
tāotièzhītú
饕餮之徒
[饕餮之徒]
  • glutton
  • gourmand
  • by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
tāotièdàcān
饕餮大餐
[饕餮大餐]
  • great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet