"nghê" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ŋe˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ŋej˧˧] [Huế], [ŋej˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 猊, contracted from Chinese 狻猊 (Toan Nghê), one of the 龍生九子 /龙生九子 (Long sinh cửu tử, “Nine sons of the dragon”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|猊}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|猊}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 猊, {{der|vi|zh|狻猊|tr=Toan Nghê}} Chinese 狻猊 (Toan Nghê) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} nghê, {{vi-noun|cls=con}} (classifier con) nghê
  1. a creature that has the traits of a dog and a lion, serves as a guardian of temples, similar to a Chinese guardian lion Wikipedia link: Nine sons of the dragon Categories (topical): Mythological creatures
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