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Pekinese

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals, Pets
Pe·kin·ese, Pekingese /ˌpiːkəˈniːz◂/ noun (plural Pekinese, Pekingese) [countable]  HBADHPa very small dog with a short flat nose and long silky hair 北京狗,狮子狗,哈巴狗
Examples from the Corpus
PekineseShe also has a bow in her hair like a Pekinese.A Pekinese had hold of his ankle.Breakfast and the Pekinese awaited her in the dining-room.Other variations - Pekinese and Szechwan among them - offer other options like a greater variety of baked and highly-spiced dishes.
Pe·kin·ese nounChineseSyllable
and very long short flat dog with a nose Corpus small a


Pekinese
Pekinese , Pekingese /ˌpiːkəˈniːz◂, ˌpiːkɪˈniːz◂/ noun (plural Pekinese, Pekingese) [countable]
a very small dog with a short flat nose and long silky hair


Pe·kin·ese (also Pe·king·ese) BrE /ˌpiːkɪˈniːz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpiːkɪˈniːz/ 🔊 noun (
plural
Pe·kin·ese
or
Pe·kin·eses
)
a very small dog with long soft hair, short legs and a flat nose 北京狗;狮子狗