シーズー

Japanese

Etymology

From English Shih Tzu, from Mandarin 獅子 / 狮子 (shīzi, literally “lion”), a contraction of 獅子狗 / 狮子狗 (shīzigǒu, “Pekingese”, literally “lion dog”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) シーズー [shíꜜìzùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiːzɨː]

Noun

シーズー • (shīzū) 

  1. a Shih Tzu

See also

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