foo dog

Etymology
Possibly a Western invention, from +. There is no similar word in Chinese itself that uses the word, but see 🇨🇬 and. Compare also 🇨🇬, pronounced fo or fu in some varieties.

Noun

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

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German: Wächterlöwe
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 해태(獬豸), 해태(獬廌)
 * Okinawan: シーサー
 * Vietnamese: sư tử đá