e/Shisa

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has gloss	eng: Shīsā (シーサー) (Okinawan: siisaa) (alternative spelling shishi or shisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan decoration, often found in pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawa mythology. Many people put a pair of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from various evils. When found in pairs, the shisa on the left traditionally has a closed mouth, and the one on the right an open mouth. The open mouth to ward off evil spirits, and the closed mouth to keep good spirits in.
lexicalization	eng: shisa
instance of	c/Mythological dogs

Meaning
French
lexicalization	fra: Shisa
lexicalization	fra: shīsā
Japanese
has gloss	jpn: シーサーは、沖縄県などでみられる伝説の獣の像。建物の門や屋根、村落の高台などに据え付けられ、家や人、村に災いをもたらす悪霊を追い払う魔除け、などの意味を持つ。
lexicalization	jpn: シーサー
Portuguese
has gloss	por: Shisa é um leão ou dragão de origem chinesa, usado como um amuleto ou carranca, na província de Okinawa, ao extremo sul do Japão.
lexicalization	por: Shisa
Castilian
lexicalization	spa: shisa
lexicalization	spa: Shīsā
Chinese
has gloss	zho: 由於東北季風旺盛，金門的居民自清朝期，就開始設立鎮風的辟邪物來鎮風驅邪，在金門最多的鎮風辟邪物就是風獅爺。根據金門縣政府的統計，現存的風獅爺共有68座：金沙鎮風獅爺41尊、金寧鄉風獅爺8尊、金湖鎮風獅爺13尊、金城鎮風獅爺6尊。
lexicalization	zho: 風獅爺