Dog in Chinese mythology resemblance to the real animal, which, however, plays a big part in Chinese folklore."(Eberhard, 2003: 164) The reasons for referencing "guardian lions" as "dogs" in Western cultures may be obscure, however the phenomenon is well known. Despite any fantastic myths from China about dogs, real dogs have been familiar throughout China since prehistorical times (unlike certain exotic animals, such as lions or other creatures, whose real attributes may often only have been known indirectly). Dogs also feature in various historical and legendary accounts or stories, found in the extensive literary records of China, although in some cases the lines between
Malaysian names example, "Denise Foo"), and some use this in preference to a Chinese given name. Most of these are used by Chinese Malaysian Christians, or Chinese who primarily speak English. On official documents, this name is either written in the order "Western given name - surname - Chinese given name" (e.g., Denise Foo Li Leen) or "surname - Chinese given name - Western given name" (e.g., Foo Li Leen Denise), "or Western given name - Chinese given name - surname" (e.g., Denise Li Leen Foo). In general practice, only one of the given names (the Western or Chinese name) is used.