foo dog

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Chinese guardian lions

Alternative forms

fu dog

Etymology

Possibly 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.

Noun

foo dog (plural foo dogs)

A stylized lion statue similar to those usually placed in male and female pairs outside imperial Chinese palaces, tombs, temples, etc.
A Pekingese dog.

Synonyms

(Chinese lion statue): foo lion, guardian lion, stone lion; komainu (Japanese contexts)

Translations

Chinese statue

Chinese:
Mandarin: 石獅子 / 石狮子 (zh) (shíshīzi), 石獅 / 石狮 (zh) (shíshī)
Finnish: leijonakoira (fi)
German: Wächterlöwe m
Japanese: 狛犬 (ja) (komainu)
Korean: 해태(獬豸) (haetae), 해태(獬廌) (haetae)
Okinawan: シーサー (shīsā)
Vietnamese: sư tử đá