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阿猫阿狗

ā māo ā gǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry / just about anyone (used dismissively)
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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-fd5158d5d992b4a9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

阿貓阿狗 阿猫阿狗 [a1 mao1 a1 gou3] /(idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry; just about anyone (used dismissively)/

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Other forms in these source records: 阿貓阿狗

  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 猫
    māo

    cat (CL:隻|只[zhī]) / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem

    máo

    used in 貓腰|猫腰[máo yāo]

  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 狗

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