避邪

避邪

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìxié

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phit-sià
• Min Nan (POJ): pī-siâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: bìxié
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihshye
    • 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
    • IPA: /pʰit̚² ɕi̯a¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (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

1. 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)