bì'àn

mythical tiger-like beast

  • created sense approved 狴犴 · bì'àn · mythical tiger-like beast — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狴犴

    bì'àn

    mythical tiger-like beast

    (literary) A mythical tiger-like beast whose image was traditionally painted on prison doors.

    狴 (opaque) → 狴 · bì · [bound form] 犴 (opaque) → 犴 · àn · wild dog

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 狴犴 · bì'àn · prison — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狴犴

    bì'àn

    prison

    (literary) A prison.

    狴 (opaque) → 狴 · bì · [bound form] 犴 (literal) → 犴 · àn · [jail]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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