虭蛥

Chinese

simp. and trad. (虭蛥)		虭	蛥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diāoshé

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠ ㄕㄜˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiau-sia̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diāoshé
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ ㄕㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diaoshé
    • Wade–Giles: tiao¹-shê²
    • Yale: dyāu-shé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diausher
    • Palladius: дяошэ (djaošɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiau-sia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: tiau-sia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diausiat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiau⁴⁴⁻²² siɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiau³³ siɛt̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiau⁴⁴⁻²² siɛt̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛt̚⁴/

Noun

虭蛥

1. (Chinese mythology) a creature whose statue is seen on the tops of the pagodas

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), 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)