e/Bixi Tortoise

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has glosseng: Bixi , also called guifu (龟趺) or baxia (霸下), is a stone tortoise, used as a pedestal for a stele or tablet. Tortoise-mounted stelae have been traditionally used in the funerary complexes of Chinese emperors and other dignitaries. Later, they have also been used to commemorate an important event, such as an emperor's visit or the anniversary of World War II victory. Besides China, they can be found in Vietnam, Mongolia, Korea, and even the Russian Far East.
lexicalizationeng: Bixi Tortoise
lexicalizationeng: bixi
instance of(noun) a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
Dragon, Draco
Meaning
Japanese
has glossjpn: 贔屓(ひき・びし、拼音:Bìxì、正字体:贔屭)は、中国における伝説上の生物。
lexicalizationjpn: 贔屓
Russian
has glossrus: Биси  — помесь китайского дракона с китайскою же черепахой, один из «Девяти сыновей дракона» ( ) в китайской мифологии.
lexicalizationrus: биси
Yue Chinese
has glossyue: :唔開心嘅意思,請睇贔屭 (情) 贔屭(讀鼻氣)又叫龜趺、霸下、填下,傳說係龍生九子,最大嗰個,貌似龜揹得重,又有牙,力大可揹住三山五嶽。贔屭造像係揹重嘢,通常揹石碑、石柱,變成底座同牆頭裝飾,屬靈禽瑞獸。其原形可能係斑鱉。
lexicalizationyue: 贔屭
Chinese
has glosszho: 贔屭 ,又名龟趺 、填下,龙生九子之长,貌似龜而好負重,有齒,力大可馱負三山五嶽。其背亦負以重物,在多為石碑、石柱之底台及牆頭裝飾,屬靈禽祥獸。其原形可能为斑鳖。
lexicalizationzho: 贔屭
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media:imgMinzu-zhengqi-haoran-changcun-Bixi-rear-3566-bottom.jpg
media:imgMinzu-zhengqi-haoran-changcun-Pavilion-3569.jpg
media:imgNanjing-Drum-Tower-Kangxi-stele-3042.jpg
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media:imgSegalen-39-Xiao-Xiu-Tortoise-and-column.jpg
media:imgStone Sifangcheng.jpg
media:imgThienMuTurtle2001.jpg
media:imgTurtles of Wisdom.jpg
media:imgUssuriysk-Stone-Tortoise-S-3542.jpg
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