Why does the lion's mouth open and close?

"According to folk customs, the stone lion is a god beast used in the town house. Generally speaking, on the left is the open-mouthed lion with the right front paw and on the right is the closed-mouthed lion with the left front paw. There may be some changes in the specific actions, but in general. There is a saying that the mouths of two lions open and close. One means two means exhaling. In the traditional geomantic omen theory, it is a favorable geomantic omen display, but the specific explanation will vary according to different occasions. For example, banks and other places are sometimes interpreted as Zhang Jixiang, closing the door is to keep money, and money only means eating and not spitting; Many temples also have such decorations, which will be interpreted as the male lion staring at the believers with his mouth open and the female lion guarding his son with his mouth closed, showing the traditional social characteristics of male superiority and female inferiority. There is also a saying that they are chanting the Buddha's number, an "A" and an "Mi". Generally speaking, the arrangement of stone lions is different on both sides, which actually conforms to the ancient and simple dialectical thought in China culture. "