石獅子
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See also: 石狮子
Chinese
| rock; stone; 10 pecks | lion; Buddha; bodhisattva | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (石獅子) | 石 | 獅子 | |
| simp. (石狮子) | 石 | 狮子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄕ ˙ㄗ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhshihzi̊h
- Wade–Giles: shih2-shih1-tzŭ5
- Yale: shŕ-shr̄-dz
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrshy.tzy
- Palladius: шишицзы (šišiczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sek6 si1 zi2
- Yale: sehk sī jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: sek9 si1 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ség6 xi1 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛːk̚² siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
石獅子
- (architecture) foo dog (a stone guardian lion traditionally placed at the entrances of imperial palaces and tombs, temples, etc.)