bixie

bixie

See also: bìxié

English

Chinese statue of a bixie

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 辟邪 (bìxié).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːˈʃeɪ/, /biːʃiˈeɪ/

Noun

bixie (plural bixies)

1. 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: Mandarin: 辟邪 (zh) (bìxié) Min Nan: 辟邪 (zh-min-nan) (phek-siâ, phì-siâ) 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/

Noun

bixie (plural bixies)

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