noun
something so heavy it must be pulled by a thousand men; pulling with the strength of a thousand people
Literary or figurative expression for an extremely heavy object or a mighty pulling force. Often used in historical or mythological contexts.
その巨石は千曳の重さだった。
That boulder was so heavy it would take a thousand men to pull it.
伝説では、千曳の力で山を動かしたという。
Legend says they moved the mountain with the pulling strength of a thousand people.
Variant kanji spelling; 引 is a common character for 'pull'.
Okurigana variant; less common than 千曳.
Rarely used kanji form with okurigana.
Compound of 千 (chi, 'thousand') and 曳き (biki, 'pulling', from 引く hiku). The reading ちびき is a rendaku form. The alternative reading ちひき is rarely used.