foo dog

English

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, but see foo and Foo.

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 (zh), 石狮子 (shíshīzi), 石獅 (zh), 石狮 (shíshī)

Finnish: leijonakoira (fi)

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