Meanings
Origin
Calque from Chinese 獅子舞／狮子舞 (shīziwǔ).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رَقَص الأَسَد
- رَقَص الأَسَد (raqaṣ al-ʔasad)Chinese dance
Chinese Cantonese 舞獅 /舞狮
- 舞獅 /舞狮 (mou⁵ si¹)Chinese dance
Chinese Mandarin 舞獅 /舞狮, 獅子舞 /狮子舞
- 舞獅 /舞狮 (wǔshī)Chinese dance
- 獅子舞 /狮子舞 (shīziwǔ)Chinese dance
- 耍獅 /耍狮 (shuǎshī)Chinese dance
Dutch leeuwendans
- leeuwendansChinese dance
Finnish leijonatanssi
- leijonatanssiChinese dance
French danse du lion
- danse du lionChinese dance
German Löwentanz
- LöwentanzChinese dance
Hungarian oroszlántánc
- oroszlántáncChinese dance
Indonesian barongsai
- barongsaiChinese dance
Italian danza del leone
- danza del leoneChinese dance
Japanese 獅子舞
- 獅子舞 (shishimai)Chinese dance
Korean 사자무, 사자춤
- 사자무 (sajamu)Chinese dance
- 사자춤 (sajachum)Chinese dance
Malay tarian singa
- tarian singaChinese dance
Polish taniec lwów
- taniec lwówChinese dance
Portuguese dança do leão
- dança do leãoChinese dance
Russian та́нец льва
- та́нец льва (tánec lʹva)Chinese dance
Spanish danza del león
- danza del leónChinese dance
Swedish lejondans
- lejondansChinese dance
Thai การเชิดสิงโต
- การเชิดสิงโต (gaan-chə̂ət sǐng-dtoo)Chinese dance
Ukrainian та́нець ле́ва
- та́нець ле́ва (tánecʹ léva)Chinese dance
Vietnamese múa lân, múa sư tử
- múa lânChinese dance
- múa sư tửChinese dance
- múa lân-sư-rồngChinese dance
Cite this entry
APA
lion dance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion%20dance
MLA
“lion dance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion%20dance. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lion dance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lion%20dance.
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