庖牺氏

Traditional form:

庖犧氏

Pinyin (reading):

Páoxīshì

Definitions:

• another name for 伏羲 ( Fú Xī), consort of 女媧／女娲 ( Nüwā)

Characters:

• 庖 - kitchen; cooking, cuisine
• 牺 - to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause
• 氏 - clan, family; maiden name

Traditional characters:

• 庖 - kitchen; cooking, cuisine
• 犧 - to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause
• 氏 - clan, family; maiden name