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
(Pinyin): Shǐquǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ

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⁾/

Proper noun

使犬

(obsolete, collective) the Hezhen people living along the Songhua River

Usage notes

The term was used during the Qing dynasty.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.