Páo xī shì
Traditional: 庖犧氏
庖牺氏 (Páo xī shì) is a Chinese word meaning “another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1]”.
Meanings
- 1another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1]
Characters in 庖牺氏
Related words
牺牲to sacrifice one's life氏(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan")氏used in 月氏[Yue4 zhi1]华氏Fahrenheit姓氏family name无名氏anonymous person牺牲品sacrificial victim摄氏度°C (degrees Celsius)摄氏Celsius; centigrade氏族clan沙门氏菌Salmonella越俎代庖lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs