贔屭

See also: 赑屃 and 贔屓

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

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
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁴¹⁻²² hi⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pi³³⁻¹¹ hi⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi³³⁻²¹ hi⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bi⁶ hi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pĭ hì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

Middle Chinese: bijH xijH

Rime
Character	贔	屭
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	平祕切	虚器切
Baxter	bijH	xijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠiɪ^H/	/hˠiɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚi^H/	/hᵚi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/biɪ^H/	/xiɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bji^H/	/hji^H/
Li Rong	/bji^H/	/xji^H/
Wang Li	/bi^H/	/xi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi^H/	/xi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bì	xì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bei⁶	hei³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*briɡ qʰrids/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	贔	屭
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	703	13428
Phonetic component	贔	屓
Rime group	質	至
Rime subdivision	2	1
Corresponding MC rime	備	齂
Old Chinese	/*briɡ/	/*qʰrids/
Notes	見張衡賦	見張衡賦

Noun

贔屭

(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

(literary) strenuous; with a lot of strength