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"lion" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
狮子 獅子 shī zi lion / CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2] syn
狮 獅 shī (bound form) lion syn
猊 貎 ní wild beast / wild horse / lion / trad. form used erroneously for 貌 / simplified form used erroneously for 狻
狮面狨属 獅面狨屬 shī miàn róng shǔ lion
Chinese Pinyin Translation
雄狮 雄獅 xióng shī male lion
灯会 燈會 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
海狮 海獅 hǎi shī sea lion syn
狮城 獅城 shī chéng the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1jia1po1]
辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1])
舞狮 舞獅 wǔ shī lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form) syn
狮子头 獅子頭 shī zi tóu large meatball ("lion's head") syn
貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn
石狮子 石獅子 shí shī zi guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
社火 shè huǒ festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
金狮奖 金獅獎 jīn shī jiǎng Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
美洲狮 美洲獅 měi zhōu shī cougar / mountain lion / puma
狮虎兽 獅虎獸 shī hǔ shòu liger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress
山狮 山獅 shān shī mountain lion
耍狮子 耍獅子 shuǎ shī zi to perform a lion dance
虎父无犬子 虎父無犬子 hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific) / With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
训兽术 訓獸術 xùn shòu shù animal training / taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
银狮奖 銀獅獎 yín shī jiǎng Silver Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
雪山狮子 雪山獅子 xuě shān shī zi Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism
雪山狮子旗 雪山獅子旗 xuě shān shī zi qí Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard
驭兽术 馭獸術 yù shòu shù animal training / taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
狮子林园 獅子林園 shī zi lín yuán Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
大头 大頭 dà tóu big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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