甪端 lù duān Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth 斯芬克司 sī fēn kè sī Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast) 猵狙 piàn jū mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head 狦 shān (archaic) vicious dog / beast resembling a wolf 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 驺虞 騶虞 zōu yú zouyu (mythical animal) / official in charge of park animals / name of an archaic ceremonial tune 𬸚𬸦 鸑鷟 yuè zhuó (literary) mythical bird similar to a phoenix / (archaic) waterbird similar to a large duck 行头 行頭 háng tóu team leader (archaic) / shopkeeper (archaic) syn 乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books syn 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 僬僬 jiāo jiāo (archaic) clear-minded / (archaic) bustling 樏 léi (archaic) simple sedan chair for traveling in the mountains / (archaic) platter with compartments for food (also pr. [lei3]) 牺牲 犧牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued) / beast slaughtered as a sacrifice syn 野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal syn 禽兽 禽獸 qín shòu birds and animals / creature / beast (brutal person) syn 猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast / fierce animal syn 牲口 shēng kou animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden syn 食人 shí rén man-eating (beast) / to eat people / fig. to oppress the people 走兽 走獸 zǒu shòu (four-footed) animal / beast 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 兽 獸 shòu beast / animal / beastly / bestial syn 豺 chái dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal 猊 貎 ní wild beast / wild horse / lion / trad. form used erroneously for 貌 / simplified form used erroneously for 狻 人面兽心 人面獸心 rén miàn shòu xīn human face, beast's heart (idiom) / two-faced / malicious and duplicitous syn 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 梼杌 檮杌 táo wù legendary beast 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) 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) 勒勒车 勒勒車 lēi lēi chē wagon (yoked to beast of burden) 獙獙 bì bì mythological beast resembling a fox with wings 金刚 金剛 jīn gāng diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) syn 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 伏羲 fú xī Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing 扶桑 fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan syn 神话故事 神話故事 shén huà gù shi mythical story / myth 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 姜子牙 薑子牙 jiāng zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 神马 神馬 shén mǎ mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] 香巴拉 xiāng bā lā Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism) 精卫填海 精衛填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) / futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds syn 禹 yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu 舜 shùn Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader 鸾 鸞 luán mythical bird related to phoenix syn 羲 xī same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1], a mythical emperor / surname Xi 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 狻 suān (mythical animal) 鲧 鯀 gǔn Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3] 虺 huǐ mythical venomous snake 蜮 yù mythical creature / toad / worm 獍 jìng a mythical animal that eats its mother 鹣 鶼 jiān mythical bird with one eye and one wing / see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1] 貔 pí see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貔 was the male) syn 貅 xiū see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female) 鷫 sù (ominous mythical bird) / teal 鯀 gǔn variant of 鮌|鲧 / Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹 大禹 dà yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods 豸 zhì worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153) 亃 lín mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail 伏羲氏 fú xī shì Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing 四灵 四靈 sì líng four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky 大鹏鸟 大鵬鳥 dà péng niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) 情急了 qíng jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 戾龙 戾龍 lì lóng mythical evil serpent / evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12 猳 jiā mythical ape / variant of 豭[jia1] 猳国 猳國 jiā guó name of mythical ape 獬豸 xiè zhì Xiezhi, mythical Chinese unicorn 玄圃 xuán pǔ mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] 百度十大神兽 百度十大神獸 bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship) 秦吉了 qín jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 鹏鸟 鵬鳥 péng niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) / great talent 鹣鹣 鶼鶼 jiān jiān lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other / fig. an inseparable couple 龙门 龍門 lóng mén Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon 狴犴 bì àn (literary) mythical creature resembling a tiger whose image was painted on prison doors / (literary) prison 十大神兽 十大神獸 shí dà shén shòu the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship) 嫏嬛 láng huán mythical place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books / (fig.) library 琅嬛 láng huán mythical fairy realm 叒 ruò old variant of 若[ruo4] / obedient / ancient mythical tree 鹔鹴 鷫鸘 sù shuāng green, long-necked mythical bird 水猴子 shuǐ hóu zi mythical monster that preys on swimmers 犼 hǒu mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 情色 qíng sè erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic) 我等 wǒ děng we / us (archaic) 天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all 封号 封號 fēng hào (archaic) title granted to a person / to ban an (online) account 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 