- 九头鸟
- jiu3 tou2 niao3legendary bird with nine heads (old), cunning or sly person* * *九頭鳥|九头鸟 [jiǔ tóu niǎo] ► legendary bird with nine heads (old) ► cunning or sly person
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.
Nine-headed Bird — The nine headed bird (九头鸟) is one of the earliest forms of the Chinese phoenix, worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province, which during the Warring States Period was part of the kingdom of Chu (楚). The nine headed bird was also called the… … Wikipedia