Shih Tzu

[ shee -dzoo ]

/ ˈʃi ˈdzu /

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noun

one of a Tibetan breed of toy dogs having a long luxurious coat of any color, formerly bred in imperial China as a pet of the nobility.

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Origin of Shih Tzu

1945–50; <Chinese (Wade-Giles) shih1tzŭ (kou3), (pinyin) shīzi (gǒu) literally, lion (dog)

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How to use Shih Tzu in a sentence

If you know your enemy,” the ancient Chinese warrior Sun Tzu taught, “you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
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In The Art of War, Sun Tzu defined a fundamental tenet of battle strategy: never fight on the terrain that favors your enemy.
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Tzu-kung said, The Master gets it by his warmth and honesty, by politeness, modesty and yielding.
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Tzu is pronounced much as sir in the vulgar yessir, but with a hissing sound prefixed.
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Tzu-ch'in said to Tzu-kung, When he comes to a country the Master always hears how it is governed; does he ask, or is it told him?
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Tseng-tzu said, Heed the dead, follow up the past, and the soul of the people will again grow great.
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When Tseng-tzu lay sick he called his disciples and said, Uncover my feet, uncover my arms.
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British Dictionary definitions for Shih Tzu

shih-tzu

/ (ˈʃiːˈtsuː) /

noun

a small dog of a breed derived from crossing the Pekingese and the Tibetan apso. It has a long straight dense coat and carries its tail curled over its back

Word Origin for shih-tzu

from Chinese, literally: lion

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