贔屭

Chinese

		able to support great weight	gigantic strength
trad. (贔屭/贔屓)		贔	屭/屓
simp. (赑屃)		赑	屃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei⁶ hei³ / bei⁶ ai³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pī-hí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bi⁶ hi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìxì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìsì
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-hsi⁴
    • Yale: bì-syì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihshih
    • Palladius: биси (bisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei⁶ hei³ / bei⁶ ai³
    • Yale: beih hei / beih ai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei⁶ hei³ / bei⁶ ai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi⁶ héi³ / béi⁶ ei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯²² hei̯³³/, /pei̯²² ɐi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pī-hí
    • Tâi-lô: pī-hí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pixhie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁴¹⁻²² hi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi³³⁻¹¹ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi³³⁻²¹ hi⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bi⁶ hi³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pĭ hì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

Noun

贔屭

1. (Chinese mythology) bixi (a mythological turtlelike animal)
   1. creature that is said to like carrying heavy weights, whose statue is seen under steles

      Synonyms: 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 龜趺／龟趺 (guīfū), 負屭／负屃

   2. (uncommon) creature that is said to like literature, whose statue is seen on the sides of the steles

      Synonyms: 螭虎 (chīhǔ), 負屭／负屃

Coordinate terms

• ("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 螭虎 (chīhǔ), 饕餮 (tāotiè), 蜥蜴 (xīyì), 睚眥／睚眦 (yázì), 鴟吻／鸱吻 (chīwěn), 虭蛥 (diāoshé), 嘲風／嘲风 (cháofēng), 狻猊 (suānní), 蒲牢 (púláo), 狴犴 (bì'àn), 椒圖／椒图 (jiāotú), 金吾 (jīnwú), 囚牛 (qiúniú)

Adjective

贔屭

1. (literary) strenuous; with a lot of strength