貅

貅 (Kangxi radical 153, 豸+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月竹人木 (BHOD), four-corner 2429₀, composition ⿰豸休)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1201, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36542
• Dae Jaweon: page 1663, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3911, character 6
• Unihan data for U+8C85

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰu) : semantic 豸 + phonetic 休 (OC *qʰu).

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貅

1. ^† (Chinese mythology) female panther-like feline; female counterpart of 貔 (pí)

   • 貔貅，形似虎，或曰似熊，毛色灰白。遼東人謂之白羆。雄者曰貔，雌者曰貅，故古人多連舉之。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     貔貅，形似虎，或曰似熊，毛色灰白。辽东人谓之白罴。雄者曰貔，雌者曰貅，故古人多连举之。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1917, 徐珂 (Xu Ke), 《清稗類鈔》 (Categorized anthology of petty matters from the Qing period).

     Píxiū, xíng sì hǔ, huò yuē sì xióng, máo sè huībái. Liáodōng rén wèi zhī báipí. Xióngzhě yuē pí, cízhě yuē xiū, gù gǔrén duō lián jǔ zhī.

     The pixiu: they look like tigers; some say they look like bears; their furs are colored ashen white. People in Liaodong call them white brown bears. The male is called pí, and the female xiū; that was why ancient people many times mentioned them together.

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. brave heraldic beast

• On (unclassified): きゅう (kyū)

貅 • (hyu) (hangeul 휴, revised hyu, McCune–Reischauer hyu, Yale hyu)

1. brave, fierce, courageous

貅: Hán Nôm readings: hươu, hưu

1. deer (hươu)
2. pixiu 貔貅 (tỳ hưu)