fu dog

Noun

foo dog (plural foo dogs)

1. A stylized lion statue similar to those usually placed in male and female pairs outside imperial Chinese palaces, tombs, temples, etc.
   • Passing to the central medallion, yet a new element confronts us in the Foo dogs, of which several are employed, somewhat crowded, and confused by reason of their coloring, which, nevertheless, is good and, so far as balance is concerned, well distributed.1916 March 1, John Kimberly Mumford, “Chinese Rugs”, in The Mentor, volume 4, number 2

   Synonyms:

   foo lion, guardian lion, stone lion, komainu

2. A Pekingese dog.