傳說其重義氣、好訴訟,能明辨是非、仗義執言[3]《潛確居類書》有:「狴犴,其形似虎,有威力,故立於獄門上。」的敘述。故獄門或官衙正堂兩側立其形象,後為牢獄的代稱。
此外,狴犴之形象常見於中國民間建築之門柄上。[3]
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