Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stylized figure of a lion, traditionally placed as a symbolic guardian at the entrance to a Chinese temple or other building.
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- noun A
Chinese guardian dog /lion statue that traditionally stands in front of Chineseimperial palaces ,emperors 'tombs , andgovernment offices . - noun A
Pekingese dog .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps from Mandarin fó, Buddha (from Middle Chinese fɦut, Buddha, from late Old Chinese *but, Buddha, from Sanskrit buddhaḥ, Buddha; see Buddha) or from Mandarin fú, good fortune (from Middle Chinese fuwk), dog (from the stylized lion's doglike appearance ).]
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