foo dog


foo dog

F5236540 (fo͞o)n. A stylized figure of a lion, traditionally placed as a symbolic guardian at the entrance to a Chinese temple or other building.
[Perhaps from Mandarin , Buddha (from Middle Chinese fɦut, Buddha, from late Old Chinese *but, Buddha, from Sanskrit buddhaḥ, Buddha; see Buddha2) or from Mandarin , good fortune (from Middle Chinese fuwk), dog (from the stylized lion's doglike appearance ).]