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tì hưu

pixiu
Noun
pixiu

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
pixiu Discourse & LogicTheme

A mythical Chinese creature believed to bring good fortune and protect wealth.

vi Nhiều người đặt tượng tì hưu trong nhà để cầu may mắn.

en Many people place Pixiu statues in their homes to pray for luck.

Parts
tì / hưu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 貔貅 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 貔貅

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
貔貅
Candidates by syllable
tì 脾(婢 / 琵 / 疪) hưu 休
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
về hưu / nghỉ hưu / hồi hưu / lương hưu …
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Use
tì sương / tì tì / oẳn tù tì / tì bà …
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