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Chinese[edit]
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(tapir); mythical tiger-like beast
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jail
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trad. (狴犴)
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狴
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犴
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simp. #(狴犴)
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狴
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犴
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Pronunciation[edit]
狴犴
- (literary, Chinese mythology) legendary tiger-like beast whose image used to be painted on prison doors
- (literary, figurative) prison
Derived terms[edit]