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lion dance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 獅子舞/狮子舞 (shīziwǔ).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَقَص الأَسَد (raqaṣ al-ʔasad) — Chinese dance
  • Betawi: barongsay — Chinese dance
  • Chinese Cantonese: 舞獅 /舞狮 (mou5 si1) — Chinese dance
  • Chinese: 弄獅 /弄狮 (zh-min-nan) — Chinese dance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舞獅 /舞狮 (wǔshī) — Chinese dance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獅子舞 /狮子舞 (shīziwǔ) — Chinese dance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耍獅 /耍狮 (shuǎshī) — Chinese dance
  • Dutch: leeuwendans — Chinese dance
  • Finnish: leijonatanssi — Chinese dance
  • French: danse du lion — Chinese dance
  • German: Löwentanz — Chinese dance
  • Hungarian: oroszlántánc — Chinese dance
  • Indonesian: barongsai — Chinese dance
  • Italian: danza del leone — Chinese dance
  • Japanese: 獅子舞 (shishimai) — Chinese dance
  • Javanese: barongsai — Chinese dance
  • Korean: 사자무 (sajamu) — Chinese dance
  • Korean: 사자춤 (sajachum) — Chinese dance
  • Malay: tarian singa — Chinese dance
  • Polish: taniec lwów — Chinese dance
  • Portuguese: dança do leão — Chinese dance
  • Russian: та́нец льва (tánec lʹva) — Chinese dance
  • Spanish: danza del león — Chinese dance
  • Sundanese: barongsai — Chinese dance
  • Swedish: lejondans — Chinese dance
  • Thai: การเชิดสิงโต (gaan-chə̂ət sǐng-dtoo) — Chinese dance
  • Ukrainian: та́нець ле́ва (tánecʹ léva) — Chinese dance
  • Vietnamese: múa lân — Chinese dance
  • Vietnamese: múa sư tử — Chinese dance
  • Vietnamese: múa lân-sư-rồng — Chinese dance