foo dog
foo dog · foo dogs
Wächterlöwe
A stylized lion statue similar to those usually placed in male and female pairs…A stylized lion statue similar to those usually placed in male and female pairs outside imperial Chinese palaces, tombs, temples, etc.
Meaning
2 sensesA stylized lion statue similar to those usually placed in male and female pairs outside imperial Chinese palaces, tombs, temples, etc.
Wächterlöwe
A Pekingese dog.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
Chinese statue:
Origin
Possibly a Western invention, from Mandarin 福 (fú, “good fortune”) + English dog. There isPossibly a Western invention, from Mandarin 福 (fú, “good fortune”) + English dog. There is no similar word in Chinese itself that uses the word 福 (fú), but see English foo and Foo. Compare also Chinese 佛 (“Buddha”), pronounced fo or fu in some varieties.
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