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"legendary beast" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
梼杌 檮杌 táo wù legendary beast
Chinese Pinyin Translation
牺牲 犧牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued) / beast slaughtered as a sacrifice syn
传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal syn
禽兽 禽獸 qín shòu birds and animals / creature / beast (brutal person) syn
天皇 tiān huáng Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] / emperor / emperor of Japan syn
牲口 shēng kou animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden syn
猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast / fierce animal syn
摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money syn
明月 míng yuè bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL:輪|轮[lun2] syn
灵药 靈藥 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
西施 xī shī Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu syn
花木兰 花木蘭 huā mù lán Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature
水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return
英名 yīng míng illustrious name / legendary reputation syn
蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn
鲁班 魯班 lǔ bān Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry
玉兔 yù tù the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon syn
走兽 走獸 zǒu shòu (four-footed) animal / beast syn
王昭君 wáng zhāo jūn Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
大鹏 大鵬 dà péng legendary giant bird
蚩尤 chī yóu Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
神农 神農 shén nóng Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture
伏羲 fú xī Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing
传奇人物 傳奇人物 chuán qí rén wù legendary person / legend (i.e. person)
食人 shí rén man-eating (beast) / to eat people / fig. to oppress the people
炎帝 yán dì Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
貂蝉 貂蟬 diāo chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
洞府 dòng fǔ cave dwelling / legendary abode of immortals
三皇 sān huáng the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇|人皇[Ren2 huang2] syn
九头鸟 九頭鳥 jiǔ tóu niǎo legendary bird with nine heads (old) / cunning or sly person
五帝 wǔ dì the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4] syn
仓颉 倉頡 cāng jié Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing / (computing) Cangjie input method
杜康 dù kāng Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine
四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
颛顼 顓頊 zhuān xū Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
神农氏 神農氏 shén nóng shì Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China / followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2]
彭祖 péng zǔ Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
书经 書經 shū jīng the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]
离 chī mythical beast (archaic) syn
兽 獸 shòu beast / animal / beastly / bestial syn
蛊 蠱 gǔ arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite
豺 chái dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal
尧 堯 yáo surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
鸩 鴆 zhèn legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb syn
蛟 jiāo a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2] syn
骊 驪 lí black horse / jet steed / good horse / legendary black dragon
吒 zhā used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]) / Taiwan pr. [zha4] syn
鲲 鯤 kūn fry (newly hatched fish) / legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2]
山魈 shān xiāo mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) / legendary mountain spirit syn
困兽犹斗 困獸猶鬥 kùn shòu yóu dòu a cornered beast will still fight (idiom) / to fight like an animal at bay syn
使役 shǐ yì to use (an animal or servant) / working (animal) / (beast) of burden / causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc) syn
禺 yù legendary monkey of ancient China
狈 狽 bèi a legendary wolf / distressed / wretched
娲 媧 wā surname Wa / sister of legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1]
羿 yì surname Yi / name of a legendary archer (also called 后羿[Hou4 Yi4]) syn
喾 嚳 kù one of the five legendary emperors, also called 高辛氏[Gao1 xin1 shi4]
猊 貎 ní wild beast / wild horse / lion / trad. form used erroneously for 貌 / simplified form used erroneously for 狻
卡美洛 kǎ měi luò Camelot, seat of legendary King Arthur
翫 wàn to play with / careless / legendary archer
韺 yīng music of legendary emperor Gu
人面兽心 人面獸心 rén miàn shòu xīn human face, beast's heart (idiom) / two-faced / malicious and duplicitous syn
沅江九肋 yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
羲皇上人 xī huáng shàng rén lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] / person from ages immemorial / fig. untroubled person
驮兽 馱獸 tuó shòu beast of burden
力畜 lì chù draft animal / beast of burden syn
卸套 xiè tào to loosen a yoke / to remove harness (from beast of burden)
役畜 yì chù draft animal / beast of burden syn
狗玩儿的 狗玩兒的 gǒu wán r de beast (derog.)
兽脚亚目 獸腳亞目 shòu jiǎo yà mù suborder Theropoda (beast-footed dinosaur group) within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs
兽脚类恐龙 獸腳類恐龍 shòu jiǎo lèi kǒng lóng theropod (beast-footed dinosaur group) / suborder Theropoda within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs
兽术 獸術 shòu shù animal training / skill with animals / shoushu - "Animal skill" or "Beast-fist" - Martial Art (esp. fictional)
甪端 lù duān Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth
禽兽不如 禽獸不如 qín shòu bù rú worse than a beast / to behave immorally
血盆大口 xuè pén dà kǒu bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom) / ferocious mouth of beast of prey / fig. greedy exploiter / rapacious aggressor
训兽术 訓獸術 xùn shòu shù animal training / taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
驭兽术 馭獸術 yù shòu shù animal training / taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
斯芬克司 sī fēn kè sī Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast)
勒勒车 勒勒車 lēi lēi chē wagon (yoked to beast of burden)
狦 shān (archaic) vicious dog / beast resembling a wolf
猵狙 piàn jū mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head
獙獙 bì bì mythological beast resembling a fox with wings
崶 fēng name of a legendary hill
垚 yáo variant of 堯|尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC / embankment
玃 jué legendary ape of Sichuan and Yunnan, with a penchant for carrying off girls
中国古代四大美女 中國古代四大美女 zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴&
介之推 jiè zhī tuī Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated
仙药 仙藥 xiān yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
伏羲氏 fú xī shì Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing
俄底浦斯 é dǐ pǔ sī Oedipus, legendary king of Thebes who killed his father and married his mother
傅说 傅說 fù shuō Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding
僬侥 僬僥 jiāo yáo legendary dwarfs in the west of China / (by extension) barbarians in the southwest of China
刘涓子 劉涓子 liú juān zǐ Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
唐尧 唐堯 táng yáo Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
尚书经 尚書經 shàng shū jīng Book of History / a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius
尾生 wěi shēng Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters) / sb who keeps to their word no matter what
帝俊 dì jùn Dijun, Shang dynasty protector God, possibly same as legendary Emperor 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
帝喾 帝嚳 dì kù Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
榆罔 yú wǎng Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4], defeated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
檀君 tán jūn Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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