The Xi'an Stele (781) is borne by a Bixi in the pedestal.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
贔屭, 贔屓
Simplified Chinese
赑屃
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
bìxì
Wade–Giles
Pi-hsi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
bei6 hei3
Pa-hsia Dragon
Chinese
霸下
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Bàxià
Wade–Giles
Pa-hsia
guifu
Traditional Chinese
龜趺
Simplified Chinese
龟趺
Literal meaning
turtle tablets
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
guīfū
Wade–Giles
kuei-fu
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
Bí Hí Bá Hạ rùa đội bia
Chữ Hán
贔屭 霸下
Chữ Nôm
𧒌隊碑
Japanese name
Kanji
贔屓
Hiragana
ひき
Transcriptions
Romanization
Hīki
Bixi, or Bi Xi (Wade–Giles: Pi-hsi), is a figure from Chinese mythology. One of the nine sons of the Dragon King,[citation needed] he is depicted as a dragon with the shell of a turtle. Stone sculptures of Bixi have been used in Chinese culture for centuries as a decorative plinth for commemorative steles and tablets,[1] particularly in the funerary complexes of its later emperors and to commemorate important events, such as an imperial visit or the anniversary of a World War II victory. They are also used at the bases of bridges and archways.[2] Sculptures of Bixi are traditionally rubbed for good luck, which can cause conservation issues.[3] They can be found throughout East Asia and the Russian Far East.
^Welch, Patricia Bjaaland (2008), Chinese Art, Tuttle, pp. 122–123, ISBN 978-0-8048-3864-1
^Roberts, Jeremy (2010), "Dragon's Nine Sons", Chinese Mythology, A to Z (2nd ed.), New York: Chelsea House, p. 61, ISBN 9781438127996
^"Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám – Hà Nội: 82 bia Tiến sĩ cần được bảo vệ nghiêm ngặt". Pháplý Online (in Vietnamese). 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 22 Nov 2013.
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