bixie

See also: bìxié

English

Chinese statue of a bixie

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 辟邪 (bìxié).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biːˈʃeɪ/, /biːʃiˈeɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

bixie (plural bixies)

A chimaera-like figure common in Chinese and Persian art.

Synonyms

(mythical beast): chimaera, cloud deer

Translations

mythical beast

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Hokkien: 辟邪 (zh-min-nan) (phek-siâ, phì-siâ)

Mandarin: 辟邪 (zh) (bìxié)
Japanese: 辟邪 (へきじゃ, hekija)
Korean: 벽사 (byeoksa)
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: бисе́ m or f or n (bisé)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

From BIX, acronym for the Byte Information Exchange, a BBS on which these emoticons became popular.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɪksi/
Rhymes: -ɪksi

Noun

bixie (plural bixies)

(computing, dated) A type of emoticon such as <@_@>, which represents an unrotated expression, unlike a smiley.

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