使犬
Chinese
to make; to cause; to enable to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger |
dog | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (使犬) |
使 | 犬 | |
Etymology
In reference to dogsleds.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Shǐquǎn [Phonetic: shíquǎn]
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shǐhcyuǎn
- Wade–Giles: Shih3-chʻüan3
- Yale: Shř-chywǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyycheuan
- Palladius: Шицюань (Šicjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
使犬
- (obsolete, collective) the Hezhen people living along the Songhua River
Usage notes
The term was used during the Qing dynasty.