Results for “狗”

pug (breed of dog)

(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)

bulldog

obedient dog / lackey

lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) / fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless

mongrel

see 喪家之犬|丧家之犬[sàng jiā zhī quǎn]

(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)

native dog / mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lóu gū])

very young puppy

if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (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]

(slang) naive, clingy, emotionally dependent, cute young guy (type of boyfriend)

see 哈巴狗[hǎ bā gǒu]

(slang) (often used self-deprecatingly) factory worker

lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]

Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)

to beat a dog and bully its owner / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

lit. 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

lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down

lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / fig. to make indirect criticisms

lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public

(bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

Dalmatian (dog breed)

Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)

stray dog

fur seal

to overreact / melodramatic

a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom) / a gang of rogues

see 兔死狗烹[tù sǐ gǒu pēng]

lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous

wolfdog

mangy dog / (fig.) loathsome person

lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

watchdog

watchdog