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Chinese lion dog / 京巴犬 / (jīnɡbāquǎn)
A: Your dog is really cute. What breed is it?
你的狗狗真可爱,它是什么品种呢？
(nǐde ɡǒuɡǒu zhēn kěài, tāshì shíme pǐnzhǒnɡ ne?)
B: It's a Chinese lion dog. A type of small dog that originated with the courts in ancient China. It has a history of more than 1,000 years.
它是一只京巴犬,一种源于中国古代宫廷的小型犬。它有上千年的历史了。
(tāshì yīzhī jīnɡbāquǎn, yīzhǒnɡ yuányú zhōnɡɡuó ɡǔdài ɡōnɡtínɡ de xiǎoxínɡ quǎn.tā yǒu shànɡqiānnián de lìshǐ le.)
A: I never imagined it would have such a historical origin. It's so adorable, I guess ancient nobles really liked this type of dog?
没想到它还有这样的历史渊源。它这么可爱, 古代的贵族一定也很喜欢这种狗狗吧？
(méixiǎnɡdào tā háiyǒu zhèyànɡ de lìshǐ yuānyuán.tā zhème kěài, ɡǔdài de ɡuìzú yīdìnɡ yěhěn xǐhuān zhèzhǒnɡ ɡǒuɡǒu bā?)
B: It's true. The image of Chinese lion dog has been depicted in a lot of cultural works by ancient artists.
确实如此。京巴犬的形象在许多古代艺术作品中都有描绘。
(quèshí rúcǐ.jīnɡbāquǎn de xínɡxiànɡ zài xǔduō ɡǔdài yìshù zuòpǐnzhōnɡ dōuyǒu miáohuì.)
A: Its fur is so fluffy, like the mane of a lion.
它的毛发好蓬松,就像狮子的鬃毛一样。
(tāde máofā hǎo pénɡsōnɡ, jiùxiànɡ shīzǐde zōnɡmáo yīyànɡ.)
B: The Chinese lion dog is also called Pekingese. Its fur has to be brushed often to keep it clean.
京巴犬又名中国狮子狗,它的毛发需要经常梳理才能保持清洁。
(jīnɡbāquǎn yòumínɡ zhōnɡɡuó shīzǐɡǒu, tāde máofā xūyào jīnɡchánɡ shūlǐ cáinénɡ bǎochí qīnɡjié.)
Chinese lion dog / 京巴犬 / (jīnɡbāquǎn)
A: Your dog is really cute. What breed is it?
你的狗狗真可爱,它是什么品种呢？
(nǐde ɡǒuɡǒu zhēn kěài, tāshì shíme pǐnzhǒnɡ ne?)
B: It's a Chinese lion dog. A type of small dog that originated with the courts in ancient China. It has a history of more than 1,000 years.
它是一只京巴犬,一种源于中国古代宫廷的小型犬。它有上千年的历史了。
(tāshì yīzhī jīnɡbāquǎn, yīzhǒnɡ yuányú zhōnɡɡuó ɡǔdài ɡōnɡtínɡ de xiǎoxínɡ quǎn.tā yǒu shànɡqiānnián de lìshǐ le.)
A: I never imagined it would have such a historical origin. It's so adorable, I guess ancient nobles really liked this type of dog?
没想到它还有这样的历史渊源。它这么可爱, 古代的贵族一定也很喜欢这种狗狗吧？
(méixiǎnɡdào tā háiyǒu zhèyànɡ de lìshǐ yuānyuán.tā zhème kěài, ɡǔdài de ɡuìzú yīdìnɡ yěhěn xǐhuān zhèzhǒnɡ ɡǒuɡǒu bā?)
B: It's true. The image of Chinese lion dog has been depicted in a lot of cultural works by ancient artists.
确实如此。京巴犬的形象在许多古代艺术作品中都有描绘。
(quèshí rúcǐ.jīnɡbāquǎn de xínɡxiànɡ zài xǔduō ɡǔdài yìshù zuòpǐnzhōnɡ dōuyǒu miáohuì.)
A: Its fur is so fluffy, like the mane of a lion.
它的毛发好蓬松,就像狮子的鬃毛一样。
(tāde máofā hǎo pénɡsōnɡ, jiùxiànɡ shīzǐde zōnɡmáo yīyànɡ.)
B: The Chinese lion dog is also called Pekingese. Its fur has to be brushed often to keep it clean.
京巴犬又名中国狮子狗,它的毛发需要经常梳理才能保持清洁。
(jīnɡbāquǎn yòumínɡ zhōnɡɡuó shīzǐɡǒu, tāde máofā xūyào jīnɡchánɡ shūlǐ cáinénɡ bǎochí qīnɡjié.)
Illustration: Liu Rui/Global Times
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