猎鹿犬

獵鹿犬
lièlùquǎn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Scottish Deerhound
  2. 2 deerhound (sighthound bred for hunting red deer)

Examples

Lièlù quǎn tǐxíng gāodà, xìngqíng wēnhé.
Deerhounds are tall in stature and gentle in temperament.
Sūgélán lièlù quǎn céng shì guìzú zhuānshǔ de shòuliè quǎn.
The Scottish Deerhound was once a hunting dog reserved for the nobility.

Tips

culture
In medieval Scotland only earls and above were permitted to own 猎鹿犬; the breed survived thanks to aristocratic kennels. Sir Walter Scott called it 'the most perfect creature of Heaven'.

Stroke Order

liè
鹿
quǎn