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饕

饕: greedy

greedy; glutton (in 饕餮)
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Readings

On
トウ
Kun
むさぼる

饕 appears almost only in 饕餮 (とうてつ), the taotie, a gluttonous monster of Chinese myth.

Key words

饕餮とうてつtaotie, glutton monster

Example sentences

Among my grandfather's antiques there was an incense burner shaped like a taotie face.

In the story, the taotie was feared as a monster with an endless appetite.

His appetite was like a taotie's, and he polished off one platter after another.

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