How to Say "Pomeranian" in Chinese

博美犬

Bóměi quǎn

The Chinese word for pomeranian is 博美犬 (Bóměi quǎn).

The term refers to the breed of small, fluffy and energetic spitz dogs.

Meaning: breed of small, fluffy, energetic spitz dogs (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

博美犬 consists of the transliterated name Bóměi and the word quǎn, which means dog.

While 博美犬 is the full name of the breed, you may also see 博美 used in common speech.

In Cantonese, the term 寶瑪狗 is used for the pomeranian.

In casual conversation, the character for dog quǎn is often omitted and the breed is referred to simply as 博美.

Bóměi quǎn

Some Chinese speakers use the cute slang term 小棉花糖, which literally translates to 'little cotton candy', to describe the breed's fluffy appearance.
The choice of 博 and 美 for the name is an example of phono-semantic matching, meaning the characters were chosen specifically because they sound like 'Pomeranian' and mean 'extensive' and 'beautiful'.
In Cantonese, the name 寶瑪狗 uses the character 寶, which means 'precious' or 'treasure', making the name sound even more affectionate.

请问您有博美犬吗?
Excuse me, do you have Pomeranians?
这只博美犬非常可爱。
Zhè zhǐ Bóměiquǎn fēicháng kě'ài.
This pomeranian is very cute.
我想养一只博美犬。
Wǒ xiǎng yǎng yì zhǐ Bóměiquǎn.
I want to raise a pomeranian.
博美犬通常精力很充沛。
Bóměiquǎn tōngcháng jīnglì hěn chōngpèi.
Pomeranians are usually very energetic.

A man and a woman are looking at a pet shop window.

雨婷 Yuting

你看，那边的博美犬好漂亮！
Nǐ kàn, nàbiān de Bóměiquǎn hǎo piàoliang!
Look, that pomeranian over there is so beautiful!
伟 Wei

是的，它的毛看起来很蓬松。
Shì de, tā de máo kàn qǐlái hěn péngsōng.
Yes, its fur looks very fluffy.
雨婷 Yuting

伟，我们也买一只吧？
Wěi, wǒmen yě mǎi yì zhǐ ba?
Wei, should we buy one too?
伟 Wei

好啊，我也很喜欢这种小狗。
Hǎo a, wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān zhè zhǒng xiǎo gǒu.
Sure, I like this kind of small dog too.

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