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<p>[QUOTE="Asian Fever, post: 349633, member: 4494"]To be honest, before I come to US, I never heard a saying "foo dog". After stayed here so many years, I gradually accept this saying. This is a saying come by Cantonese I assume. But it was generally mis-used in most situation. People like to call chinese guardian lion as foo dog.</p><p>"Foo dog" means dog which can bring fortune and luck to its master. </p><p><br /></p><p>This statue looks neither like a dog nor a guardian lion.</p><p>Actually, it is one of sons of chinese dragon. And Chinese dragon totally has nine kids.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Asian Fever, post: 349633, member: 4494"]To be honest, before I come to US, I never heard a saying "foo dog". After stayed here so many years, I gradually accept this saying. This is a saying come by Cantonese I assume. But it was generally mis-used in most situation. People like to call chinese guardian lion as foo dog. "Foo dog" means dog which can bring fortune and luck to its master. This statue looks neither like a dog nor a guardian lion. Actually, it is one of sons of chinese dragon. And Chinese dragon totally has nine kids.[/QUOTE]
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