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貔pei4貅jau1

pei4 jau1pí xiū

English

  1. mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail
  2. legendary animal with a head of a Chinese dragon and a body of a lion
  3. also written 辟邪
  4. fig. valiant soldier

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 傳説中嘅瑞獸,龍頭獅身(量詞:隻)

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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