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| − | baihu 白虎 "white tiger" The "white tiger" baihu 白虎 is an inauspicious animal. It symbolized [[War]], [[Death]], [[Capital punishment]], and also, in a cosmological sense, the direction west, autumn, and decay. The other cardinal directions are represented by the green dragon 蒼龍 (east, spring), the [[Red phoenix]] 朱雀 (south, summer) and the [[Black turtle]] 玄武 (north, winter). | + | [[baihu]] [[白虎]] "[[white tiger]]" The "[[white tiger]]" [[baihu]] [[白虎]] is an {{Wiki|inauspicious}} [[animal]]. It [[symbolized]] [[War]], [[Death]], [[Capital punishment]], and also, in a [[cosmological]] [[sense]], the [[direction]] [[west]], autumn, and [[decay]]. The other [[cardinal directions]] are represented by the [[green dragon]] [[蒼龍]] ([[east]], [[spring]]), the [[Red phoenix]] [[朱雀]] ([[south]], [[summer]]) and the [[Black turtle]] [[玄武]] ([[north]], [[winter]]). |
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 11 January 2014
baihu 白虎 "white tiger" The "white tiger" baihu 白虎 is an inauspicious animal. It symbolized War, Death, Capital punishment, and also, in a cosmological sense, the direction west, autumn, and decay. The other cardinal directions are represented by the green dragon 蒼龍 (east, spring), the Red phoenix 朱雀 (south, summer) and the Black turtle 玄武 (north, winter).
