figurines of soldiers and horses buried with the dead; specifically refers to the terracotta statues discovered at the tomb of the first emperor of China in Xi'an

The creator of a bad precedent or evil practice; literally refers to the first person to use funerary figurines instead of human sacrifices, as mentioned in the Mencius.

(abbreviation) the terracotta funerary figures of the Qin dynasty, specifically those found at the tomb of Qin Shi Huang in Shaanxi province

pottery figurine buried with the dead in ancient China

a pit containing funerary figures or terracotta warriors

wooden figurine used as a burial object

(literary) to manufacture human figurines for burial with the dead as sacrificial substitutes

The Terracotta Army; the collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of the first emperor of China, buried near his mausoleum in Xi'an