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<p>[QUOTE="Asian Fever, post: 349634, member: 4494"]<b>Below is copied from Wiki, and I will try to explain one by one.</b></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>The [<i>qiuniu</i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%9A%E7%89%9B" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%9A%E7%89%9B" rel="nofollow">囚牛</a>], (Hybrid of cow and dragon) a creature that likes music, are used to adorn musical instruments.</li> <li>The [<i>yazi</i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9D%9A%E7%9C%A6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9D%9A%E7%9C%A6" rel="nofollow">睚眦</a>/睚眥], (Hybrid of wolf and dragon) a creature that likes to fight, is aggressive and is normally found on cross-guards on sword as ornaments.</li> <li>The [<i>chaofeng</i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%98%B2%E9%A3%8E" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%98%B2%E9%A3%8E" rel="nofollow">嘲風</a>], (Hybrid of goat and dragon) a creature that likes to climb and eat. They are typically placed on the four corners of roofs.</li> <li>The [<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulao_(dragon)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulao_(dragon)" rel="nofollow">pulao</a></i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%92%B2%E7%89%A2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%92%B2%E7%89%A2" rel="nofollow">蒲牢</a>], (Hybrid of dog & dragon) a creature that likes to scream, and are represented on the tops of bells, used as handles.</li> <li>The [<i>suanni</i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%BB%E7%8C%8A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%BB%E7%8C%8A" rel="nofollow">狻猊</a>], (Hybrid of lion and dragon) a creature that likes to sit down, are represented upon the bases of Buddhist idols (under the Buddhas' or Bodhisattvas' feet).</li> <li>The [<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixi_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixi_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">bixi</a></i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83" rel="nofollow">贔屭</a>], (Hybrid of turtle and dragon) a creature with a large shell able to carry heavy objects, and are normally found on tombstones.</li> <li>The [<i>bi'an</i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%B4%E7%8A%B4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%B4%E7%8A%B4" rel="nofollow">狴犴</a>], (Hybrid of tiger and dragon) a creature that likes litigation, are placed over prison gates (in order to keep guard).</li> <li>The [<i>baxia</i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%AB%E5%A4%8F" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%AB%E5%A4%8F" rel="nofollow">霸下</a>], (Hybrid of snake and dragon) a creature that likes to drink water, and is typically used on bridge structures.</li> <li>The [<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiwen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiwen" rel="nofollow">chiwen</a></i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%9E%AD%E5%90%BB" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%9E%AD%E5%90%BB" rel="nofollow">螭吻</a>/鴟吻], (Hybrid of fish and dragon) a creature that likes swallowing, are placed on both ends of the ridgepoles of roofs (to swallow all evil influences).</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>Found a mistake in wiki: The correct should be:</p><p>The [<i>chaofeng</i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%98%B2%E9%A3%8E" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%98%B2%E9%A3%8E" rel="nofollow">嘲風</a>], (Hybrid of lynx and dragon) a creature that likes to climb and eat. They are typically placed on the four corners of roofs.</p><p>The [<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83" rel="nofollow"><i>baxia</i> </a><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%AB%E5%A4%8F" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%AB%E5%A4%8F" rel="nofollow">霸下</a>], (Hybrid of turtle and dragon) a creature with a large shell able to carry heavy objects, and are normally found on tombstones.</p><p>The [<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixi_(mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixi_(mythology)" rel="nofollow">bixi</a></i> <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83" rel="nofollow">贔屭</a>], (Hybrid of snake and dragon) a creature that likes to drink water, and is typically used on bridge structures.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Asian Fever, post: 349634, member: 4494"][B]Below is copied from Wiki, and I will try to explain one by one.[/B] [LIST] [*]The [[I]qiuniu[/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%9A%E7%89%9B']囚牛[/URL]], (Hybrid of cow and dragon) a creature that likes music, are used to adorn musical instruments. [*]The [[I]yazi[/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9D%9A%E7%9C%A6']睚眦[/URL]/睚眥], (Hybrid of wolf and dragon) a creature that likes to fight, is aggressive and is normally found on cross-guards on sword as ornaments. [*]The [[I]chaofeng[/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%98%B2%E9%A3%8E']嘲風[/URL]], (Hybrid of goat and dragon) a creature that likes to climb and eat. They are typically placed on the four corners of roofs. [*]The [[I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulao_(dragon)']pulao[/URL][/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%92%B2%E7%89%A2']蒲牢[/URL]], (Hybrid of dog & dragon) a creature that likes to scream, and are represented on the tops of bells, used as handles. [*]The [[I]suanni[/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%BB%E7%8C%8A']狻猊[/URL]], (Hybrid of lion and dragon) a creature that likes to sit down, are represented upon the bases of Buddhist idols (under the Buddhas' or Bodhisattvas' feet). [*]The [[I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixi_(mythology)']bixi[/URL][/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83']贔屭[/URL]], (Hybrid of turtle and dragon) a creature with a large shell able to carry heavy objects, and are normally found on tombstones. [*]The [[I]bi'an[/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8B%B4%E7%8A%B4']狴犴[/URL]], (Hybrid of tiger and dragon) a creature that likes litigation, are placed over prison gates (in order to keep guard). [*]The [[I]baxia[/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%AB%E5%A4%8F']霸下[/URL]], (Hybrid of snake and dragon) a creature that likes to drink water, and is typically used on bridge structures. [*]The [[I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiwen']chiwen[/URL][/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%9E%AD%E5%90%BB']螭吻[/URL]/鴟吻], (Hybrid of fish and dragon) a creature that likes swallowing, are placed on both ends of the ridgepoles of roofs (to swallow all evil influences). [/LIST] Found a mistake in wiki: The correct should be: The [[I]chaofeng[/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%98%B2%E9%A3%8E']嘲風[/URL]], (Hybrid of lynx and dragon) a creature that likes to climb and eat. They are typically placed on the four corners of roofs. The [[URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83'][I]baxia[/I] [/URL][URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%AB%E5%A4%8F']霸下[/URL]], (Hybrid of turtle and dragon) a creature with a large shell able to carry heavy objects, and are normally found on tombstones. The [[I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixi_(mythology)']bixi[/URL][/I] [URL='https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%91%E5%B1%83']贔屭[/URL]], (Hybrid of snake and dragon) a creature that likes to drink water, and is typically used on bridge structures.[/QUOTE]
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