獅子
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See also: 狮子
Chinese[edit]
| lion | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獅子) | 獅 | 子 | |
| simp. (狮子) | 狮 | 子 | |
| alternative forms | 師子／师子 | ||
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
獅子
- lion (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 頭／头 m)
- 天王道：「那廂因你欲為人師，所以惹出這一窩獅子來也。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE, translation from The Journey to the West (2012), by Anthony C. Yu
- Tiānwáng dào: “Nà xiāng yīn nǐ yù wéi rénshī, suǒyǐ rě chū zhè yī wō shīzǐ lái yě.” [Pinyin]
- “It’s precisely because you desired to act as someone’s teacher,” said the devarāja, “that you got into trouble with a den of lions.”
天王道：「那厢因你欲为人师，所以惹出这一窝狮子来也。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- (Buddhism) bodhisattva
- (architecture) Short for 石獅子／石狮子 (shíshīzi, “foo dog”).
- 一些工廠或大型店鋪，都會擺放一對大獅子，而擺放獅子的地方，未必是煞方，這時，獅子便會產生招財的力量。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2005, 菜夫子, 《家居的奧秘》
- Yīxiē gōngchǎng huò dàxíng diànpù, dōu huì bǎifàng yī duì dà shīzi, ér bǎifàng shīzi de dìfang, wèibì shì shàfāng, zhèshí, shīzi biàn huì chǎnshēng zhāocái de lìliàng. [Pinyin]
- Some factories or big stores would put a pair of large foo dogs, and where the foo dogs are put may not be shafang. At this time, foo dogs would create the power of bringing wealth in.
一些工厂或大型店铺，都会摆放一对大狮子，而摆放狮子的地方，未必是煞方，这时，狮子便会产生招财的力量。 [MSC, simp.]- 在清代，只有身為皇家貴族或官至某高品級才可以在門口放獅子，否則只有在官衙門等「尊貴」之地才可放獅子。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2010, 蔣匡文, 《建築師揀樓智慧》, page 98
- Zài Qīngdài, zhǐyǒu shēnwéi huángjiā guìzú huò guān zhì mǒu gāo pǐnjí cái kěyǐ zài ménkǒu fàng shīzi, fǒuzé zhǐyǒu zài guānyá mén děng “zūnguì” zhī dì cái kě fàng shīzi. [Pinyin]
- In the Qing dynasty, only the royalty and nobility or officials of certain high ranks could put foo dogs at their entrance, otherwise foo dogs were only put in "honourable" places such as the entrance of a yamen.
在清代，只有身为皇家贵族或官至某高品级才可以在门口放狮子，否则只有在官衙门等「尊贵」之地才可放狮子。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 獅子 (“lion”) [map]
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Proper noun[edit]
獅子
- (astrology, astronomy) Short for 獅子座／狮子座 (Shīzizuò, “Leo”).
- (～鄉) Shizi (a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 獅 | 子 |
| し Jinmeiyō |
し Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 師子 |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 獅子 (ʃˠiɪ t͡sɨX, literally “lion + (diminutive suffix)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Synonym of ライオン (raion, “lion”) (big cat Panthera leo)
- 1999 July 5, “レオ・ウィザード [Leo Wizard]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:
- 黒いマントをはおった魔術師。正体は言葉を話すシシ。
- Kuroi manto o haotta majutsushi. Shōtai wa kotoba o hanasu shishi.
- A wizard in a black cloak who is actually a talking lion.
- 黒いマントをはおった魔術師。正体は言葉を話すシシ。
- 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “最終話 それぞれの道へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 350:
- 若き獅子ロイ
- Wakaki Shishi Roi
- Roy, Young Lion
- 若き獅子ロイ
- (by extension from the notion of lions being "kings") the Buddha, a Buddha
- short for 獅子舞 (shishimai), a traditional Chinese lion dance
- short for 獅子頭 (shishigashira), the lion mask traditionally worn for the lion dance
- short for 除夜の獅子 (joya no shishi, “New Year's lion”), a person dressed in costume as for a lion dance who goes door to door begging on New Year's Eve
- a guardian statue commonly found outside temples and shrines, often with a komainu statue, the tradition for which is said to have come over from the Korean peninsula
Usage notes[edit]
This term is generally not used in modern Japanese when referring to the animal; the English-derived ライオン (raion) is typically used instead.
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Proper noun[edit]
- the name of the lion dance 囃子 (hayashi, “musical accompaniment”) in various noh and kabuki plays
- the first piece of music played in a 伎楽 (gigaku) performance (more commonly spelled 師子)
References[edit]
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 獅 | 子 |
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Vietnamese[edit]
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 獅 | 子 |
Noun[edit]
獅子
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