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獅子狗

简狮子狗 · 繁獅子狗

Mandarin · pinyin shī zi gǒu

Pekingese
Pekinese

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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
狮: shī · lion

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1–5–3 · shi1 zi5 gou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si1 zi2 gau2

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noun

Pekingese (dog, especially a long-haired one) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)
(Hong Kong) chikuwa (a tube-shaped fish-paste cake from Japan) (Classifier: 條／条 c)
(Shanghainese) dog with a head resembling a lion

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