An interesting point (and often a point of confusion) is that while the coat color of those with black pigmented skin (nose, lips, pads, also referred to as 'leather') is determined by the color of the coat itself; the coat color on dogs with either liver or blue pigment is categorized by the color of the pigment. Thus, a parti colored (white and another shade) Shih Tzu with blue pigment is a 'blue and white' regardless of the tint of the hair which might very well appear similar to a gold and white or other colors. This is a unique phonological feature that does not appear in any other known modern language in their standardized form.
white' (white and another shade)|"blue and white"|white or other colors.
white' (white and another shade)|"blue and white"|white or other colors.