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large meatball ("lion's head")
HSK 7-9
to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅)
Golden Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 on the obverse side
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard
Rui Shi, Auspicious Lions of Chinese mythology
sea lion
mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier
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(bound form) lion
carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
the Lion City, nickname for Singapore 新加坡
male lion
cougar / mountain lion / puma
to perform a lion dance
liger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress
guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
Silver Lion, award at the Venice Film Festival
festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
animal training / taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
mountain lion
animal training / taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
(archaic) lion / (Chinese mythology) creature said to be the cross of a lion and a dragon
Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism


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