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貔貅
Mandarin · pinyin pí xiū
Meanings
- mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail
- also written 辟邪
- fig. valiant soldier
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2–1 · pi2 xiu1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
pei4 jau1
Cantonese word readings for 貔貅. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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noun
- (Chinese mythology) pixiu, a mythical horned animal that is believed to bring luck
- (figurative) fierce warrior
adj
- (Cantonese) naughty; mischievous
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