# 貔貅
## Chinese

* 貔貅

### Etymology

Earliest extant attestations are in the Book of Rites and Lost Book of Zhou:
* 前有摯獸，則載貔貅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]前有挚兽，则载貔貅。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionQián yǒu zhìshòu, zé zǎi píxiū. [Pinyin]When there is a ferocious beast (of prey) in front, the flag with a pixiu / leopard('s skin) on it should be displayed.
* 山之深也，虎豹貔貅何為可服？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]山之深也，虎豹貔貅何为可服？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Lost Book of Zhou, circa 4th – 1st centuries BCEShān zhī shēn yě, hǔbào píxiū héwéi kě fú? [Pinyin]The mountains being thus deep, how can tigers, leopards, and pixiu be tamed?

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): píxiū
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pei$^4$ jau$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pî-hiu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: píxiū
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: písiou
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^2$-hsiu$^1$
*** Yale: pí-syōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyishiou
*** Palladius: писю (pisju)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pei$^4$ jau$^1$
*** Yale: pèih yāu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pei$^4$ jau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: péi$^4$ yeo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pî-hiu
*** Tâi-lô: pî-hiu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pi'hiw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pi²⁴⁻²² hiu⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: bjij xjuw
Rime :
| Character | 貔 | 貅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 房脂切 | 許尤切 |
| Baxter | bjij | xjuw |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /biɪ/ | /hɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bi/ | /hiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bjɪ/ | /xiəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bi/ | /huw/ |
| Li Rong | /bi/ | /xiu/ |
| Wang Li | /bi/ | /xĭəu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱi/ | /xi̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | pí | xiū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | pei$^4$ | jau$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*bi qʰu/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 貔 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | pí |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bjij › |
| Old Chinese | /*[b]ij/ |
| English | kind of wild cat |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 貔 | 貅 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 527 | 13920 |
| Phonetic component | 比 | 休 |
| Rime group | 脂 | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𣬈 | 休 |
| Old Chinese | /*bi/ | /*qʰu/ |
* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some! Particularly: “Hakka”

### Noun

貔貅
* (Chinese mythology) pixiu, a mythical horned animal that is believed to bring luck
* (figurative) fierce warrior

#### See also

* 辟邪 (bìxié)
* 天祿／天禄 (tiānlù)

### Adjective

貔貅
* (Cantonese) naughty; mischievous

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 貔 | 貅 |
| ひ Hyōgai | きゅう Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 豼貅

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ひきゅう [hìkyúú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [çikʲɨː]

### Noun

貔(ひ)貅(きゅう) • (hikyū)
* (Chinese mythology) pixiu, a mythical horned animal that is believed to bring luck
* (figurative) fierce warrior

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 貔 | 貅 |

### Noun

貔貅 • (bihyu) (hangeul 비휴)
* hanja form of 비휴 (“pixiu”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 貔 | 貅 |

### Noun

貔貅
* chữ Hán form of tỳ hưu (“pixiu”).