xiè
猲
short-muzzled dog
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
short-muzzled dog (archaic term)
archaicExtremely archaic literary term found in ancient texts such as 《说文解字》. Rarely used in modern Chinese. Cross-reference: see also page 555 for hè.
《
Shuō说
wén文
》
yuē曰
：
xiè吓
，
duǎn短
zuǐ嘴
quǎn犬
yě也
。
The 'Shuowen Jiezi' states: 'Xie' is a short-muzzled dog.
Gǔ古
rén人
suǒ所
wèi谓
xiè吓
zhě者
，
nǎi乃
duǎn短
huì喙
zhī之
liè猎
quǎn犬
。
What the ancients called 'xie' was a short-muzzled hunting dog.