created sense approved 狴犴 · bì'àn · mythical beast
狴犴
bì'àn
mythical beast
a mythical creature resembling a tiger whose image was painted on prison doors
传说中狴犴是龙之九子之一，常被刻在监狱门上以示威严。
punctuation
created sense approved 狴犴 · bì'àn · prison
狴犴
bì'àn
prison
a literary or archaic term for a jail or prison
他含冤入狱，在那昏暗的狴犴中度过了余生。
noun