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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 gǒugou3dog; Classifiers:
2走狗 走狗 zǒu gǒuzou3 gou3hunting dog; hound; (fig.) running dog; lackey
3鸡飞狗跳 雞飛狗跳 fēi gǒu tiàoji1 fei1 gou3 tiao4lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom); fig. in chaos; in disarray
4白云苍狗 白雲蒼狗 bái yún cāng gǒubai2 yun2 cang1 gou3lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom); fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
5咬人的狗不露齿 咬人的狗不露齒 yǎo rén de gǒu lòu chǐyao3 ren2 de5 gou3 bu4 lou4 chi3lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom); fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless
6苍狗 蒼狗 cāng gǒucang1 gou3(fig.) the unpredictable changeability of the world; bad omen
7打狗还得看主人 打狗還得看主人 gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rénda3 gou3 hai2 dei3 kan4 zhu3 ren2lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom); fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
8打落水狗 打落水狗 luò shuǐ gǒuda3 luo4 shui3 gou3lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom); fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy; to hit sb when he's down
9狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gǒu dòu kāigou3 dou4 da4 kai1dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
10狗窦 狗竇 gǒu dòugou3 dou4dog hole; gap caused by missing teeth; fig. den of thieves
11狗胆包天 狗膽包天 gǒu dǎn bāo tiāngou3 dan3 bao1 tian1extremely daring (idiom); foolhardy
12狗逮老鼠 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔgou3 dai3 lao3 shu3lit. a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome (idiom)
13狗吃屎 狗吃屎 gǒu chī shǐgou3 chi1 shi3to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
14狗扯羊皮 狗扯羊皮 gǒu chě yáng gou3 che3 yang2 pi2to fuss around; to buzz about uselessly; to wag one's tongue
15儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫 兒不嫌母醜,狗不嫌家貧 ér xián chǒu , gǒu xián jiā píner2 bu4 xian2 mu3 chou3 , gou3 bu4 xian2 jia1 pin2a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
16单身狗 單身狗 dān shēn gǒudan1 shen1 gou3(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
17阿猫阿狗 阿貓阿狗 ā māo ā gǒua1 mao1 a1 gou3any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone (contemptuous)
18打狗欺主 打狗欺主 gǒu zhǔda3 gou3 qi1 zhu3to beat a dog and bully its owner; fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate
19打狗 打狗 gǒuDa3 gou3Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 in the southwest of Taiwan
20苍狗白云 蒼狗白雲 cāng gǒu bái yúncang1 gou3 bai2 yun2vicissitudes of fortune (idiom)
21斑鱼狗 斑魚狗 bān gǒuban1 yu2 gou3(bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
22斑点狗 斑點狗 bān diǎn gǒuban1 dian3 gou3Dalmatian (dog breed)
23白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái cāng gǒubai2 yi1 cang1 gou3lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom); fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
24巴儿狗 巴兒狗 r gǒuba1 r5 gou3see 哈巴狗
25叭啦狗 叭啦狗 gǒuba1 la1 gou3bulldog

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