TAO-TIEH


Meaning of TAO-TIEH in English

|tau̇tē|ā noun

( -s )

Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) t'ao 1 - t'ieh 4

: an often conventionalized figure of a mythical animal's face appearing as a decorative motive on very ancient objects of Chinese art and possibly intended as a warning against gluttony

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