避邪

Chinese

		avoid; shun; flee avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide	daemonical; iniquitous; nefarious
trad. (避邪)		避	邪
simp. ^#(避邪)		避	邪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bìxié

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phit-sià
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pī-siâ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bìxié
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bìsié
  - Wade–Giles: pi⁴-hsieh²
  - Yale: bì-syé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihshye
  - Palladius: бисе (bise)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phit-sià
  - Hakka Romanization System: pid` xiaˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pid⁵ xia²
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰit̚² ɕi̯a¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pī-siâ
  - Tâi-lô: pī-siâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pixsiaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pi²²⁻²¹ ɕia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁴¹⁻²² ɕia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²²⁻²¹ ɕia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi³³⁻¹¹ ɕia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi³³⁻²¹ ɕia²³/

Verb

避⫽邪 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to ward off evil spirits

Usage notes

The word for bixie (chimaera-like figure common in Chinese and Persian art) in Mandarin is also pronounced bìxié, but is written 辟邪 (bìxié) which, like 避邪 (bìxié), can also mean ward off evil spirits.

Synonyms

辟邪 (bìxié)

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