Shih Tzu

English 2018 February 16 Etymology vertical Shihtzu (cropped).jpg A Shih Tzu. 1AKC_Pekingese_Dog_Show_2011.jpg A Pekingese. Malta - Floriana - Valletta Waterfront 08 ies.jpg A Chinese guardian lion statue on the Valletta Waterfront in Valletta, Malta. The Pekingese is said to resemble these statues. From the en cmn-wadegiles - romanisation cmn Latn shih1-tzŭ5 of en cmn 獅子 lion, a contraction of cmn 獅子狗 lion dog, en from the breed's resemblance to Chinese guardian lion statues. The original Mandarin word now refers only to the Pekingese, while this breed now properly goes by the name zh 西施犬 Xi Shi dog. en Reason for potential spelling/semantic shift from "lion dog" to "Xi Shi dog". The Chinese Wikipedia article for zh 西施犬 claims that this is due to marketing without citation. The English Wikipedia article (Shih Tzu#Etymology) claims it is due to semantic confusion, "backed" by one disputable source that doesn't seem to make such a claim. Pronunciation en /ˈʃɪtzuː/ 1 RP en /ˈʃɪtzuː/ /ˈʃiːtsuː/ 1 GA shœʹdzœ′ en en-au-Shih Tzu.ogg AU Noun s * 1 1 A small dog breed which originated in China; a dog of that breed. en Herbert Compton The Twentieth Century Dog: Compiled from the Contributions of over Five Hundred Experts London G. Richards 1904 I (Non-sporting) 263 39081362 In their native land the Pekinese dogs are known as "Shih-Tzu-Kom," which means the "Lion-Dog." on en The American Kennel Gazette New York, N.Y. w:American Kennel Club January–June 1937 54, part 1 166 0737-8793 3881864 In New York, I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Morgan who showed me their dogs from Pekin. Mr. Morgan has written several articles on Lhasa Apso and Shih Tzu. en Daniel F. Tortora The Toy Dogs The Right Dog for You 1st Fireside New York, N.Y. Fireside, Simon & Schuster 1983 162 https://books.google.com/books?id=9SZ0slk2EOsC&pg=PA162 978-0-671-24221-3 The Shih Tzu (pronounced Sheed-zoo) has a long, dense, wavy coat that completely hides its legs. Its name means "little lion" in Chinese. Descriptions include "very active, lively and alert, with a distinctly arrogant carriage"; Behavior problems may include irritable snapping and touch-shyness, especially when hot. A Shih Tzu may be hard to housebreak. en Jane Stern; Michael Stern The Beauty of the Beast Dog Eat Dog: A Very Human Book about Dogs and Dog Shows 1st Fireside New York, N.Y. Fireside, Simon & Schuster 1998 155 https://books.google.com/books?id=Ah-_Tk0N5McC&pg=PA155 978-0-684-82253-2 A plucked and stripped terrier, a properly brushed Shih Tzu, or a Standard Poodle in a continental clip with powdered pompoms will turn heads on any sidewalk as well as in the show ring. en w:Elaine Viets 6 A Dog Gone Murder: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper An Obsidian Mystery Obsidian, Penguin Group November 2014 37 https://books.google.com/books?id=JGhVAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA37 978-0-451-46598-6 "And who is your baby?" he asked Jane. / "Stuart Little," she said. "He's a shih tzu." / "We love shih tzus," Uncle Bob said. "Let me show you all the fun things we have for Stuart." en Jon Han Your Chosen Breed: The Shih Tzu The Complete Guide to the Shih Tzu [United Kingdom?] For Dogs Sake 2014 33 https://books.google.com/books?id=kTf_AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA33 978-1-908793-40-9 Shih Tzu tend to get along better with other Shih Tzu than other breeds. Maybe it's because they are not threatened by dogs that are around the same size or maybe each dog can sense that the other is part of the same dog family. en w:Lisa Genova 2 Inside the O’Briens: A Novel New York, N.Y. Gallery Books, Simon & Schuster 2015 11 https://books.google.com/books?id=Cb-dBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 978-1-4767-1777-7 She came home from the animal shelter with a shih tzu. He still thinks she did that just to spite him, her way of getting in the last word. Yaz is a good dog, and Joe is man enough to be seen out in Charlestown walking a shih tzu. As long as Rosie doesn't dress the pooch in one of those friggin' sweaters. Alternative forms en Shih-Tzu en shih tzu en shih-tzu en Shihtzu en shihtzu Synonyms en Chinese lion dog en chrysanthemum dog Derived terms en shihpoo shorkie Descendants ja 1 - シーズー Translations small dog breed which originated in China Arabic: ar تشيه تزو Chinese: Cantonese: yue 西施犬 sai1 si1 hyun2 Mandarin: cmn 西施犬 xīshīquǎn Czech: cs shih-tzu Danish: da Finnish: fi shih tzu French: fr shih tzu m Hebrew: he שי טסו Hindi: hi Hungarian: hu si-cu Italian: it Japanese: ja シーズー shīzū Korean: ko 시추 Lithuanian: lt Ši Cu Persian: fa شیتزو Polish: pl shih tzu m Portuguese: pt shih-tzu m f, pt shi tzu m f, pt shi-tzu m f Punjabi: Western Punjabi: pnb شی زو Russian: ru ши-тцу́ Serbo-Croatian: sh Thai: th ซือจื่อ Ukrainian: uk ши-цу, uk ші-тсу Vietnamese: vi thạch sư khuyển, vi shih tzu Welsh: cy Shi Tsw en indeclinable nouns en Dogs Toy dogs