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狗
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Definitions
- 1. dog
Example Sentences
1 shown讓我們叫這隻 狗 Skipper。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 狗
Gou Quan - \Dog Fist\ - Martial Art
canine excrement
Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
royal eagle
Sogou, Chinese tech company known for its search engine, www.sogou.com
Dogecoin (cryptocurrency)
to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
a couple engaged in an illicit love affair
pig-dog (intended as insult)
a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
mangy dog
see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
(insult) brigand
to overreact
Dalmatian (dog breed)
dog tag
radar detector (slang)
worse than a dog or pig
black bear
Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom)
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom)
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
hot dog (loanword)
(Internet slang) to be dog-tired
dog's leg
Pekingese
pekingese (dog)
Pekingese (dog breed)
to beat a dog and bully its owner
doghouse
lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
mongrel
paparazzi
dog show
(fig.) the unpredictable changeability of the world; bad omen
pug (breed of dog)
to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
in pieces
extremely daring (idiom)
lit. fucked or spawned by a dog
hunting dog
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
doggy bag
wild dog
dog paddle (swimming style)
dog hole
(coll.) (other people's) dumb luck
bullshit
pup; puppy
(idiom) to pose
to walk a dog
see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]
lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)
a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
obedient dog
hunting dog
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
(coll.) puppy
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over
badger
there's no place like home (idiom)
dog-eat-dog
dog paddle (swimming)
(coll.) dog
melodramatic
quack medicine
fig. to make indirect criticisms
son of a bitch
dog meat
(bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
(derog.) inept advisor
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
hyena
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)
incoherent (writing or speech)
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
any Tom, Dick or Harry
lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
see 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧|儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫[ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín]
(Internet slang) to go away
stray dog
piece of shit
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
wolfdog
bulldog
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
fur seal
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
dog paddle (swimming style)
native dog
dissolute companions
kennel
(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public
see 兔死狗烹[tù sǐ gǒu pēng]
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
to act like a snob
Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
dog show
see 喪家之犬|丧家之犬[sàng jiā zhī quǎn]
torrent of abuse (idiom)
lit. a dog who catches mice
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
(neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections
bark
a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
lackey
to fuss around
paparazzi
lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
kingfisher
son of a bitch
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
dog food