English
Etymology 1
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 辟邪 (bìxié).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biːˈʃeɪ/, /biːʃiˈeɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
bixie (plural bixies)
- A chimaera-like figure common in Chinese and Persian art.
Synonyms
Translations
mythical beast
- Arabic: please add this translation if you can
- Chinese:
- Hokkien: 辟邪 (zh-min-nan) (phek-siâ, phì-siâ)
- Mandarin: 辟邪 (zh) (bìxié)
- 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
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Etymology 2
From BIX, acronym for the Byte Information Exchange, a BBS on which these emoticons became popular.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪksi/
- Rhymes: -ɪksi
Noun
bixie (plural bixies)
- (computing, dated) A type of emoticon such as <@_@>, which represents an unrotated expression, unlike a smiley.