ruì​shī

auspicious lion

  • created sense approved 瑞狮/瑞獅 · ruì​shī · auspicious lion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑞狮 / 瑞獅

    ruì​shī

    auspicious lion

    mythical lion that serves as a symbol of good luck in Chinese culture

    瑞 (literal) → 瑞 · ruì · auspicious 狮 (literal) → 狮/獅 · shī · lion

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  • created sense approved 瑞狮/瑞獅 · ruì​shī · lion dance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑞狮 / 瑞獅

    ruì​shī

    lion dance

    form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume

    瑞 (literal) → 瑞 · ruì · auspicious 狮 (literal) → 狮/獅 · shī · lion

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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