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.
At a Chinese temple, I saw a statue of a bixi carrying a stone monument on its back.
The bixi is said to have a dragon's head and a turtle's shell.
Standard kanji spelling for this mythological creature.
From Chinese 贔屭／赑屃 (bìxì), a mythological creature. The Japanese readings ひき and びし are derived from the Chinese pronunciation.