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狗眼看人低

gǒu yǎn kàn rén dīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to act like a snob
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-cf5d3a4953a94c14. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

狗眼看人低 狗眼看人低 [gou3 yan3 kan4 ren2 di1] /to act like a snob/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 狗
  • 眼
    yǎn

    eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

  • 看
    kān

    to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard

    kàn

    to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for

  • 人
  • 低
    dī

    low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.