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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

《山海经》中记载了蠪侄这种怪兽。
《Shānhǎijīng》 zhōng jìzǎi le lóngzhí zhè zhǒng guàishòu.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas records the beast called Longzhi.
传说蠪侄形如狐，有九头九尾。
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 (蛊). It's an obscure mythological reference, usually encountered only in classical texts or folklore scholarship.

Stroke Order

蠪 lóng
侄 zhí