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viet nam, viet nam, viet nam Additional Details "con lan" is the term i now remember hearing.. BUT the dictionary says that's a "unicorn"... i was also told, while pointing at a statue of a guard dog, " its called unicorn"..it seems the vn may not have the same idea as westerners as to what a "unicorn" is.. i'll wait for more replies...
We call it Beijing dog. VNmese = "chó Bắc Kinh"
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okay, "con lân" is correct here. The word "lân" is synonym and homonym at the same time. Depends on the context, "lân" could refer to Chinese, old VNmese tradition myth animal in Oriental culture. Also, "lân" or "kỳ lân" could refer to the unicorn with horn on the head in Occidental culture as well. The same thing for "dragon" or "long" - VNmese. Depends in context, we can imagine 2 different kinds of dragons.
Hope this help.
Ng A
You mean the creatures depict in Lion Dances? We call them "con La^n". Some do have a single horn on the forehead therefore the unicorn reference. People from middle part of the country (Hue, Danang..) call them thieng cau which mean "dogs from heaven".
David W
Always heard them called "foo dogs" but they're more Chinese than Vietnamese. (also "fu dogs," and in Tibet "snow lions").
Avery Goodman
Dogs are generally called the speciality of the day.
l d
I think you are referring to the lions. I don't know what they are called in tieng Viet.
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