SHIH TZU

Meaning of SHIH TZU in English

[shih tzu] n, pl shih tzus also shih tzu often cap S&T [Chin (Beijing) shizi (gou), fr. shizi lion + gou dog] (1921): any of a breed of small short-legged dogs of Chinese origin that have a short muzzle and a long dense coat

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SHIH TZU — ˈshēdˈzü, -ˈzu̇, -tˈsü noun ( plural shih tzus also shih tzu ) Usage: often capitalized S&T Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) shih …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHIH TZU — Shih tzu. Tibetan dog breed developed from the Pekingese and the Lhasa apso. Listed in the toy group by the …
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SHIH-TZU — shih-tzu, shih tzu, shi tzu, S~ BrE AmE ˌʃiːt ˈzuː ˌʃɪt-, -ˈsuː —Chinese shīzi [ 1 ʂɨ ɻ ·dzɯ \] …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHIH TZU — noun ( plural shih tzus also shih tzu ) Usage: often capitalized S&T Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) shīzi ( gǒu ), …
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SHIH TZU — noun (plural ~s; also ~) Usage: often capitalized S&T Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) shīzi (gǒu), from shīzi lion + gǒu dog …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHIH TZU — Breed of toy dog developed in Tibet from the Pekingese and the Lhasa apso . Sturdily built and short-legged, it …
Английский словарь Британика
SHIH TZU — /shee" dzooh"/ one of a Tibetan breed of toy dogs having a long luxurious coat of any color, formerly bred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHIH TZU — Pronunciation: ' sh ē d- ' zü, ' sh ē t- ' sü Function: noun Inflected Form: plural shih tzus …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHIH-TZU — [ ʃi:'tsu: ] ■ noun a dog of a breed with long silky erect hair and short legs. Origin 1920s: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHIH TZU — Shih Tzu /ˌʃiːˈtzuː $ -ˈdzuː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] another spelling of ↑ shitzu
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHIH-TZU — n. 1 a dog of a breed with long silky erect hair and short legs. 2 this breed. [Chin. shizi …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHIH-TZU — n.1 a dog of a breed with long silky erect hair and short legs. 2 this breed. Etymology: Chin. shizi …
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SHIH TZU — Breed of toy dog developed in Tibet from the Pekingese and the Lhasa apso . Sturdily built and short-legged, it …
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TZU — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Han fei tzu Huai nan tzu Lao tzu Lieh tzu Meng tzu Mo tzu …
Английский словарь Британика
SHIH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Shih chia chuang Chiang Chieh shih Hu Shih shih tzu {{link=Wang An shih">Wang An …
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SHIH — also called Tan, the basic unit of weight in ancient China. The shih was created by Shih Huang Ti, who …
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TZU — K'ung fu tzu Han fei tzu Huai nan tzu Lao tzu Lieh tzu Meng tzu Mo tzu Sun tzu Hsün …
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SHIH — Shih Huang ti Shih chia chuang Chiang Chieh shih Hu Shih shih tzu Wang An shih Yüan Shih kai
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FANG SHIH — ˈfäŋˈshē noun ( plural fang shih ) Etymology: Chinese fang 1 shih 4 , from fang 1 prescription, formula + …
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LU-SHIH — Pinyin lshi a form of Chinese poetry introduced in the Tang dynasty (618907). It consists of eight lines of five …
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YUAN SHIH-K'AI — born 1859, Honan province, China died June 6, 1916 Pinyin Yuan Shikai, literary name Jung-an Chinese army leader and reformist …
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WU CHING-TZU — born 1701, Ch'an-chiao, Anhwei province, China died Dec. 12, 1754, Yang-chou, Chiang-nan province Pinyin Wu Jingzi author of the first …
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WANG AN-SHIH — born 1021, Kiangsi province, China died 1086 Pinyin Wang Anshi, courtesy name (tzu) Chiai-fu, literary name (hao) Pan-shan Chinese poet …
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TZU-PO — also called Chang-tien, Pinyin Zibo, or Zhangdian industrial city and municipality (shih), central Shantung Province (sheng), China. The core of …
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TZU-KUNG — Pinyin Zigong, city in central Szechwan Province (sheng), China. Tzu-kung is a prefecture-level municipality (shih), which was formed in 1939 …
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SUN TZU — flourished 4th century BC also spelled Sun-tzu reputed author of the Chinese classic Ping-fa (The Art of War), the earliest …
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SHIH-CHIA-CHUANG — Pinyin Shijiazhuang city in west-central Hopeh sheng (province), China. It is the administrative capital of Hopeh province. It stands on …
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SHIH TA-K'AI — born 1831, Kuei-hsien, Kwangsi province, China died June 1863, Ch'eng-tu, Szechwan province Pinyin Shi Dakai one of the leaders of …
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SHA-SHIH — Pinyin Shashi city and river port in Hupeh sheng (province), China. It is a large city on the north bank …
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MENG-TZU — Pinyin Mengzi, town in southern Yunnan sheng (province), China. In the 19th century, Meng-tzu was a trading centre for commerce …
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LIN-TZU — Pinyin Linzi town, central Shantung sheng (province), China. It is situated on the west bank of the Tzu River, a …
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LIEH-TZU — flourished 4th century BC, , China Pinyin Liezi, original name (Wade-Giles) Lieh Yk'ou one of the three primary philosophers who …
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LIANG SHIH-CH'IU — born Dec. 8, 1902, Peking, China died Nov. 3, 1987, Taipei, Taiwan writer, translator, and literary critic known for his …
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LAO-TZU — flourished 6th century BC, China Pinyin Laozi (Chinese: Master Lao, or Old Master), original name (Wade-Giles romanization) Li Erh, deified …
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KUO TZU-I — born 697, Shensi Province, China died 781, China Pinyin Guo Ziyi one of the greatest of Chinese generals, later deified …
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HUI SHIH — born 380 BC, Sung, in modern Honan, China Pinyin Hui Shi Chinese philosopher, an outstanding representative of the early Chinese …
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HUANG-SHIH — Pinyin Huangshi, city in southeastern Hupeh sheng (province), China. It is situated on the south bank of the Yangtze River …
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HUAI-NAN-TZU — (Chinese: Master Huai Nan), important Chinese classic written in the 2nd century Bc under the patronage of the nobleman Huai-nan-tzu …
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HU SHIH — born Dec. 17, 1891, Shanghai, China died Feb. 24, 1962, Taiwan Chinese Nationalist diplomat and scholar, an important leader of …
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HSUN-TZU — born c. 300 BC, Chao Kingdom, China died c. 230 BC, Lan-ling, Ch'u Kingdom, China Pinyin Xun-zi, also spelled Hsn-tze, …
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HAN-FEI-TZU — died 233 BC, China Pinyin Hanfeizi the greatest of China's Legalist philosophers. His essays on autocratic government so impressed King …
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CHUANG-TZU — born c. 369 BC died 286 BC Pinyin Zhuangzi, personal name (Wade-Giles romanization) Chou the most significant of China's early …
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CHINESE LITERATURE — the body of works written in Chinese, including lyric poetry, historical and didactic writing, drama, and various forms of fiction. …
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NU — I. ˈn(y)ü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek ny, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew nūn nun : the 13th …
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PETUNTSE — noun also pe·tun·se or pe·tun·tze pəˈtu̇ntsə, bīˈdəndzə ( -s ) Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) pe 2 tun 1 tzŭ 3 , …
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MIAO-TSE — noun also miao-tze or miao-tzu mēˈau̇dzə ( plural miao-tse or miao-tses ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) Miao 2 …
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TAOISM — — Taoist , n. , adj. — Taoistic , adj. /dow"iz euhm, tow"-/ , n. 1. the philosophical system evolved …
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CHUEH-CHU — (Chinese "severed sentence,") Pinyin jueju a Chinese verse form that was popular during the Tang dynasty (618-907). An outgrowth of …
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YU-TZ'U — Pinyin Yuci city, central Shansi Province (sheng), China. It is a county-level municipality (shih) and the administrative centre of Chin-chung …
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WU-TI — born 156 BC died March 29, 87/86 BC Pinyin Wudi, original name Liu Ch'e autocratic Chinese emperor (141/14087/86 BC), who …
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WEN TI — also called Wen Ch'ang, or Wen Ch'ang Ti-Chn, Pinyin Wen Di, Wen Chang, or Wen Chang Dijun the Chinese god …
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WANG HUI — born 1632, Ch'ang-shu, Kiangsu province, China died 1717 Pinyin Wang Hui probably the paramount member of the group of Chinese …
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TIENTSIN — Chinese (Wade-Giles) T'ien-ching, or (Pinyin) Tianjin, city and province-level shih (municipality), eastern China. Tientsin is the third largest city of …
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TAOISM — indigenous religio-philosophical tradition that has shaped Chinese life for more than 2,000 years. In the broadest sense, a Taoist attitude …
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TAO-TE CHING — (ChineseClassic of the Way of Power) classic of Chinese philosophical literature. The name was first used during the Han dynasty …
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T'AI-TSUNG — born 600, China died 649, China Pinyin Taizong (temple name, or miao-hao), personal name (hsing-ming) Li Shih-min Chinese ruler, the …
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SHANGHAI — also spelled Shang-hai, city, and province-level shih (municipality), east-central China. It is one of the world's largest seaports and a …
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MENCIUS — born c. 372 BC, ancient state of Tsou, China died c. 289, China Mencius, detail, ink and colour on silk; …
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KUO HSIANG — died AD 312, , China Pinyin Guo Xiang Chinese philosopher, a Neo-Taoist thinker to whom is attributed a celebrated commentary …
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KAO-TSU — born 256 BC, China died 195 BC, China Pinyin Gao Zu (temple name, or miao-hao), personal name (hsing-ming) Liu Pang, …
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HUPEH — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Hu-pei, (Pinyin) Hubei, sheng (province) lying in the heart of China and forming a part of the middle …
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HOPEH — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ho-pei, (Pinyin) Hebei, sheng (province) of northern China, located on the Po Hai (Gulf of Chihli) of the …
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DORGON — temple name (WadeGiles romanization) Ch'eng-tsung, canonized name (WadeGiles) Huang-ti born Nov. 17, 1612, Yenden, Manchuria died Dec. 31, 1650, Kharahotu …
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CONFUCIUS — born 551 BC, Ch'-fu, state of Lu [now in Shantung province, China] died 479, Lu Chinese (Wade-Giles) K'ung-fu-tzu, or K'ung-tzu, …
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