蠪侄

lóngzhí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Longzhi, a mythical beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas with nine heads and nine tails

Examples

HSK 7-9
《 Shān hǎi jīng 》 zhōng jìzǎi le lóngzhí zhèzhǒng guàishòu.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas records the beast called Longzhi.
HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō lóngzhí xíng rú hú, yǒu jiǔ tóu jiǔ wěi.
Legend says Longzhi resembles a fox with nine heads and nine tails.

Tips

culture
蠪侄 appears in 《山海经·东山经》 as a beast of Fengshan (凤山). Eating its flesh was said to ward off gu-poison (). It's an obscure mythological reference, usually encountered only in classical texts or folklore scholarship.

Stroke Order

lóng
zhí