石獅
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See also: 石狮
Chinese
| rock; stone; 10 pecks | lion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (石獅) | 石 | 獅 | |
| simp. (石狮) | 石 | 狮 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sek6 si1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sa̍k-sṳ̂
- Eastern Min (BUC): siŏh-săi
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sieo2 sai1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chio̍h-sai
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhshih
- Wade–Giles: shih2-shih1
- Yale: shŕ-shr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrshy
- Palladius: шиши (šiši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
實施／实施
石獅／石狮
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sek6 si1
- Yale: sehk sī
- Cantonese Pinyin: sek9 si1
- Guangdong Romanization: ség6 xi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛːk̚² siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sa̍k-sṳ̂
- Hakka Romanization System: sag siiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sag6 si1
- Sinological IPA: /sak̚⁵ sɨ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: siŏh-săi
- Sinological IPA (key): /suoʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ (s-)lai⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: sieo2 sai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɬieu¹³⁻²¹ (ɬ-)lai⁵³³/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio̍h-sai
- Tâi-lô: tsio̍h-sai
- Phofsit Daibuun: cioiqsay
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sai³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
石獅
- (architecture) foo dog (a stone guardian lion traditionally placed at the entrances of imperial palaces and tombs, temples, etc.)
Synonyms
Proper noun
石獅