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Lion Dog in Chinese / Japanese...
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Fu Dog / Foo Dog
shí shī zi
While known in the west as fu dogs or foo dogs, these are actually guardian lions.
These are the lion statues traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples, and high-ranking officials' homes. These days, you are more likely to see them at the entrance to a fancy Chinese restaurant.
石獅子 means “stone lion(s).”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
しし see styles |
jiji ジジ |
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statues, placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs; (female given name) Gigi; Jiji |
獅子 狮子 see styles |
shī zi shi1 zi5 shih tzu chishi ちし |
More info & calligraphy: Lion(1) lion; (2) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine; (place-name) Chishi lion |
師子 师子 see styles |
shī zǐ shi1 zi3 shih tzu noriko のりこ |
(1) lion; (2) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine; (female given name) Noriko siṃha, a lion; also 枲伽; idem獅子 Buddha, likened to the lion, the king of animals, in respect of his fearlessness. |
十二獸 十二兽 see styles |
shí èr shòu shi2 er4 shou4 shih erh shou jūnishū |
The twelve animals for the "twelve horary branches" with their names, hours, and the Chinese transliterations of their Sanskrit equivalents; v. 大集經 23 and 56. There are also the thirty-six animals, three for each hour. The twelve are: Serpent 蛇 巳, 9-11 a.m. 迦若; Horse 馬午, 11-1 noon 兜羅; Sheep 羊未, 1―3 p.m. 毘梨支迦; Monkey 猴申, 3-5 p.m. 檀尼毘; Cock 鶏酉, 5-7 p.m. 摩迦羅; Dog 大戌, 7-9 p.m. 鳩槃; Boar 豕亥, 9-11 p.m.彌那; Rat 鼠子, 11-1 midnight 彌沙; Ox 牛丑 1-3 a.m. 毘利沙; Tiger (or Lion) 虎寅, 3―5 a.m. 彌倫那; Hare 兎卯, 5-7 a.m. 羯迦吒迦; Dragon 龍辰, 7-9 a.m 絲阿. |
シーサー see styles |
shiizaa / shiza シーザー |
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statues, placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs; (g,s) Caesar |
しーしー see styles |
shiishii / shishi しーしー |
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statues, placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs |
しいさあ see styles |
shiisaa / shisa しいさあ |
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statues, placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs |
狗著獅子皮 狗着狮子皮 see styles |
gǒu zhāo shī zǐ pí gou3 zhao1 shi1 zi3 pi2 kou chao shih tzu p`i kou chao shih tzu pi kujaku shishi hi |
The dog in the lion's skin-all the dogs fear him till he barks. |
虎父無犬子 虎父无犬子 see styles |
hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3 hu fu wu ch`üan tzu hu fu wu chüan tzu |
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son |
Variations: |
shishi しし |
(1) (See ライオン) lion; (2) (See 狛犬) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine |
鯛の尾より鰯の頭 see styles |
tainooyoriiwashinokashira / tainooyoriwashinokashira たいのおよりいわしのかしら |
(expression) (proverb) better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion |
Variations: |
shishi しし |
(1) (See ライオン) lion; (2) (See 狛犬,唐獅子・1) left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine |
Variations: |
shiisaa; shiisaa; shiishii; shishi / shisa; shisa; shishi; shishi シーサー; しいさあ; しーしー; しし |
(しーしー and しし are col.) (See 獅子・1) Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs |
Variations: |
keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare / kekotonarumogyugotonarunakare けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ |
(expression) (proverb) better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Fu Dog Foo Dog | 石獅子 石狮子 | shí shī zi shi2 shi1 zi5 shi shi zi shishizi | shih shih tzu shihshihtzu |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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