椒圖

Chinese

		pepper	diagram; to plan; picture diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart
trad. (椒圖)		椒	圖
simp. (椒图)		椒	图

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāotú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiau-tô͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāotú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaotú
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-tʻu²
    • Yale: jyāu-tú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiautwu
    • Palladius: цзяоту (czjaotu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiau-tô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsiau-tôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciau'doo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siau³³ tɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²³/

Noun

椒圖

1. (Chinese mythology) a creature said to resemble a spiral shell; said to be fond of closing its mouth, often seen decorating the door knockers

Coordinate terms

• ("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 贔屭／赑屃 (bìxì), 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 螭虎 (chīhǔ), 饕餮 (tāotiè), 蜥蜴 (xīyì), 睚眥／睚眦 (yázì), 鴟吻／鸱吻 (chīwěn), 虭蛥 (diāoshé), 嘲風／嘲风 (cháofēng), 狻猊 (suānní), 蒲牢 (púláo), 狴犴 (bì'àn), 椒圖／椒图 (jiāotú), 金吾 (jīnwú), 囚牛 (qiúniú)