唐猊鎧甲

See also: 唐猊铠甲

Chinese

		legendary animal renowned for its ferocity and thick hide which was used for making armor	body armor
trad. (唐猊鎧甲)		唐猊	鎧甲
simp. (唐猊铠甲)		唐猊	铠甲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tángní kǎijiǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄎㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tángní kǎijiǎ [Phonetic: tángníkáijiǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄎㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tángní kǎijiǎ
  - Wade–Giles: tʻang²-ni² kʻai³-chia³
  - Yale: táng-ní kǎi-jyǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarngni kaejea
  - Palladius: танни кайцзя (tanni kajczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ni³⁵ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

唐猊鎧甲

(archaic) armor made from the hide of the legendary animal tangni which was renowned for its ferocity and thick hide
- 兩陣對圓，只見呂布頂束髮金冠，披百花戰袍，擐唐猊鎧甲，繫獅蠻寶帶，縱馬挺戟， [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  两阵对圆，只见吕布顶束发金冠，披百花战袍，擐唐猊铠甲，系狮蛮宝带，纵马挺戟， [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
  liǎng zhèn duìyuán, zhǐjiàn lǚbù dǐng shùfàjīnguàn, pī bǎihuāzhànpáo, huàn tángníkǎijiǎ, jì shīmánbǎodài, zòngmǎ tǐngjǐ, [Pinyin]
  The two armies squared off, and all eyes were on Lü Bu, who was wearing a gold and silk braided cap, with long pheasant feathers protruding from each side of the cap, a multi-patterned warrior garment underneath tangni body armor, a belt decorated with prints of lions and barbarian kings, galloping around on his horse with his halberd in hand,

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