“Shih”

The following 4 entries include the term Shih.

shih tzu

noun, often capitalized S&T

: any of an old Chinese breed of toy dogs that have a square short unwrinkled muzzle, short muscular legs, and a long dense flowing coat

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fang shih

noun

: a priest-magician flourishing in China 249 B.C.–A.D. 220 whose office was to provide divinational and magical formulas to those seeking immortality and supernatural powers

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