foo dog

短语

石狮子

词形变化

foo dogs 复数 foo dogs

别名

Foo dog fu dog

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    石狮子

    石狮

  2. 2.

    A Pekingese dog.

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary