Tiangou

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Zhangxian shooting peddle at a tiangou
Zhangxian shooting peddle at a tiangou

The tiāngoǔ (Wade-Giles:T'ien kou; 天狗; "celestial dog") is a legendary creature from China. It resembles a dog, or a meteor, and is thought to eat the sun during an eclipse. It gave its name to the tengu of Japan.

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