獬かい豸ち

noun

xiezhi; mythical Chinese justice beast

A mythical creature in Chinese tradition, often depicted as a goat-like or ox-like animal with a single horn, believed to distinguish right from wrong and symbolizing justice and law.

• 獬かい豸ちは中ちゅう国ごくの伝でん説せつ上じょうの生いき物もので、正せい義ぎの象しょう徴ちょうとされる。

  The xiezhi is a legendary creature in China, considered a symbol of justice.

• 法ほう廷ていの装そう飾しょくに獬かい豸ちの像ぞうが使つかわれることがある。

  Statues of the xiezhi are sometimes used in courtroom decorations.