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Tiangou

The tiangou (Chinese: 天狗; pinyin: tiāngǒu; Wade–Giles: t'ien1-kou3; lit. 'Heavenly Dog') is a legendary creature from China. The tiangou resembles a black dog or meteor, and is thought to eat the Sun or Moon during an eclipse.[clarification needed : See talk page.]

Tiangou eating the Sun, Battle with Zhang Xian & Meaning in Japan

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Tiangou eating the Sun

FoxHouyiQueen Mother of the West
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Battle with Zhang Xian

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Meaning in Japan

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Tiangou

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Triples28
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
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related to Tiangou eating the Sun · 19
Tiangou → According, Argo Navis, As, Before, Chang'e, Chinese, He, Heavenly Dog, Hou Yi, Houyi, In, It, Moon, Queen Mother, Seeing, Suns, The, This, West
related to Battle with Zhang Xian · 6
Tiangou → Chinese, He, It, Many, Zhang Xian, Zhāng Xiān
related to Meaning in Japan · 2
Tiangou → Despite, The
is a · 1
Tiangou → dog

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Tiangouis adog0.90text
Tiangourelated to Battle with Zhang XianZhang Xian0.60section
Tiangourelated to Battle with Zhang XianChinese0.60section
Tiangourelated to Battle with Zhang XianZhāng Xiān0.60section
Tiangourelated to Battle with Zhang XianIt0.60section
Tiangourelated to Battle with Zhang XianHe0.60section
Tiangourelated to Battle with Zhang XianMany0.60section
Tiangourelated to Meaning in JapanThe0.60section
Tiangourelated to Meaning in JapanDespite0.60section
Tiangourelated to Tiangou eating the SunAs0.60section
Tiangourelated to Tiangou eating the SunIt0.60section
Tiangourelated to Tiangou eating the SunThis0.60section

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