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贔屭

简赑屃 · 繁贔屭

Mandarin · pinyin bì xì

(literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a dragon, said to be capable of bearing great loads, often carved as plinths for steles in former times
(literary) strenuous; exerting great force

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赑: bì · strong
屃: xì · gigantic strength; hercules

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noun

(Chinese mythology) bixi (a mythological turtlelike animal) — creature that is said to like carrying heavy weights, whose statue is seen under steles
(Chinese mythology) bixi (a mythological turtlelike animal) — (uncommon) creature that is said to like literature, whose statue is seen on the sides of the steles

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(literary) strenuous; with a lot of strength

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