nghê

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 猊, contracted from Chinese 狻猊 (Toan Nghê). See that entry for meanings and etymology. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋej˧˧] Homophone: Nghê === Noun === (classifier con) nghê a creature that has the traits of a dog and a lion (among others), serves as a guardian of temples, similar to a Chinese guardian lion