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Mandarin · pinyin shí shī#

see 石獅子 shí shī zi

Mandarin · pinyin Shí shī#

see 石獅市 Shí shī Shì

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
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狮: shī · lion

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2–1 · shi2 shi1

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noun

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

name

(～市, formerly ～鎮) Shishi (a county-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China)

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