𧈢𧏡

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (𧈢𧏡)		𧈢	𧏡
alternative forms		蚣蝮 erroneous 蚣𧏡 erroneous 趴蝮 erroneous

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàsià
    • Wade–Giles: pa⁴-hsia⁴
    • Yale: bà-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bahshiah
    • Palladius: бася (basja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

Noun

𧈢𧏡

1. Alternative form of 霸下 (bàxià)
   1. a mythological creature resembling a turtle whose statue is placed under steles

      Synonym: 贔屭／赑屃 (bìxì)

   2. a mythological creature resembling a lizard whose statue is placed under bridges

      Synonym: 蜥蜴 (xīyì)

Coordinate terms

• ("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 贔屭／赑屃 (bìxì), 霸下 (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)