石獅

See also: 石狮

Chinese

		rock; stone; 10 pecks	lion
trad. (石獅)		石	獅
simp. (石狮)		石	狮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ si¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sa̍k-sṳ̂
• Eastern Min (BUC): siŏh-săi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chio̍h-sai

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhshih
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-shih¹
    • Yale: shŕ-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrshy
    • Palladius: шиши (šiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sek⁶ si¹
    • Yale: sehk sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sa̍k-sṳ̂
    • Hakka Romanization System: sag sii´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sag⁶ si¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sak̚⁵ sɨ²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siŏh-săi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lai⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio̍h-sai
    • Tâi-lô: tsio̍h-sai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioiqsay
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sai³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/

Noun

石獅

1. (architecture) foo dog (a stone guardian lion traditionally placed at the entrances of imperial palaces and tombs, temples, etc.)

Synonyms

• 石獅子／石狮子 (shíshīzi), 獅子／狮子 (shīzi), 獅／狮 (shī)

Proper noun

石獅

1. (～市) Shishi (a county-level city in Quanzhou, Fujian, China)