noun
bixi; dragon-turtle creature
A mythological Chinese creature with a dragon's head and a turtle's shell, often depicted carrying a heavy stone tablet. The reading びし is less common.
中国の寺院で、石碑を背負った贔屓の像を見た。
At a Chinese temple, I saw a statue of a bixi carrying a stone monument on its back.
贔屓は龍の頭と亀の甲羅を持つとされる。
The bixi is said to have a dragon's head and a turtle's shell.
Refers specifically to the turtle-shaped pedestal of a stone monument, often the same creature as 贔屓 but focusing on its architectural role.
From Chinese 贔屭／赑屃 (bìxì), a mythological creature. The Japanese readings ひき and びし are derived from the Chinese pronunciation.