The story
- Cantonese · borrowed from沙皮“sandpapery skin”
- English todayshar-pei
Borrowed from Cantonese 沙皮 (saa¹ pei⁴, “sandpapery skin”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shar-pei
Today it means: A dog of a distinctive breed with deep wrinkles, especially when young, a blue-black tongue, and a rough short coat. Full definition →
Cantonese 沙皮