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  gau2   jyutping
  gou3 hou4   pinyin
[1] [n] dog (Canis familiaris)
[2] [n] lackey; footman; servile person; follower
[3] damned; cursed

Terms of 「X」as an insult have came and gone throughout history. For example, 「」,「」,「」,all of them are no longer in use. At one time those terms meant something, but basically all follow the usage of 「~ 」「~dog」= 「subhuman from ~」.
noun
Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#94)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 16014 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th May 2013 07:50

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detail  lau6 gau2  liu1 gou3 = to take a dog for a walk
detail  gau2 gung1  gou3 gong1 = dog (also 公狗); a "dog man"; a "john"
detail  gung1 gau2  gong1 gou3 = a male dog ([粵]: 狗公)
detail  hon1 mun4 gau2  kan1 men2 gou3 = guard dog
detail  gau2 zai2   = puppy; dog; [粵]: slang for a handgun
detail  jit6 gau2  re4 gou3 = hot dog
detail  gau2 juk6  gou3 rou4 = dog meat
detail  gau2 mou4   = hair or fur of dog
detail  fong3 gau2   = to walk a dog
detail  gau2 loeng4  gou3 liang2 = dog food
detail  tong4 gau2  tang2 gou3 = a Chinese mixed-breed dog; a mongrel
detail  gau2 nin4  gou3 nian2 = the Year of the dog
detail  mou5 gau2  mu3 gou3 = bitch, female dog
detail  naam4 jan4 lou5 gau2   = A (real) man
detail  laap6 coeng4*2 gau2  la4 chang2 gou3 = sausage dog
detail  gau2 zai2 sik1  gou3 zai3 shi4 = dog paddle; doggy style
detail  gau2 zai2 deoi6*2   = paparazzi; a surveillance unit
detail  zau2 gau2  zou3 gou3 = lackey; running dog; lap dog; bad people's sidekick
detail  gau2 wo1  gou3 wo1 = kennel; doghouse
detail  gau2 uk1  gou3 wu1 = doghouse; kennel
detail  sek6 gau2 gung1 jyu4*2   = dusky stingfish
detail  sung1 mou4 gau2   = shaggy dog
detail  zyu1 pang4 gau2 jau5   = bad company; a gang of scoundrels
detail  aa5 zyu1 aa5 gau2   = "Tom, Dick, and Harry"
detail  mun4 hau2 gau2  men2 kou3 gou3 = a watchdog; a cowardly loudmouth who only acts fierce on his own turf
detail  gau2 dau3   = dog-hole; (placename) Kau Tau
detail  gau2 sat1   = dog ticks
detail  gau2 ngaau5 gau2 gwat1   = dog eat dog; brother and sister quarrel
detail  gau2 neoi5*1   = terrier
detail  gau2 hau2   = bad-mouth
detail  gau2 geng2 hyun1   = dog collar
detail  dou2 gau2   = to gamble at the dog races
detail  mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4   = a silent dog will bite you to death
detail  siu2 gau2  xiao3 gou3 = pup; puppy
detail  saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4   = a large grin, often intended to dissemble.
detail  saa1 pei4 gau2   = Shar-pei (lit., "sand skin dog")
detail  gau2 zyu2  gou3 zhu3 = owner of a dog
detail  gau2 si2 laap6 saap3   = everything without discrimination; things of little value, junk (lit., "dog crap garbage")
detail  gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1   = cherish something of little value simply because one owns it
detail  baa1 ji4 gau2  ba1 er2 gou3 = pekingese (a breed of dog); sycophant, lackey
detail  hoi2 gau2   = a seal (lit., "sea dog")
detail  wai3 gau2  wei4 gou3 = to feed dogs
detail  wong4 gau2 tau4   = [n] a yellow labrador
detail  wong4 gau2 mou4   = [n] a yellow labrador
detail  joeng5 gau2   = [v] to keep a dog or puppy
detail  jyu4 gau2   = [n] kingfisher
detail  si1 zi2 gau2  shi1 zi5 gou3 = lion dog, pug-dog, Pekingese, chow chow, foo dog
detail  cung4 syu2 gau2   = pomeranian
detail  lok6 gau2 si2   = it's raining cats and dogs
detail  aa3 gau2 aa3 maau1   = anybody (lit., "Mister Dog, Mister Cat")
detail  gau2 tau4 gwan1 si1   = one who offers bad advice; a villainous advisor
detail  daa2 sei2 gau2 gong2 gaa3   = to exploit sb's mistake for one's advantage
detail  din1 gau2   = an angry person (lit., "a crazy dog")
detail  sei3 ngaan5 gau2   = generic insult to those who wear glasses
detail  gau2 sat1   = a flea
detail  gau2 naa2   = a female dog (母狗)
detail  gan1 mei5 gau2   = an obsequious person (lit., "follow behind the dog")
detail  baa1 laa1 gau2  ba1 la1 gou3 = a bulldog
detail  hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1   = the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")
detail  lok6 zaap6 fong3 gau2   = not going to let you go
detail  long4 sam1 gau2 fai3  lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4 = as cruel as a wolf; cruel and unscrupulous
detail  gyun2 mou4 gau2   = poodle
detail  gau2 mou4 cung4   = caterpillar
detail  gau2 hau2 zoeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4   = everything one says to another is offensive
detail  muk6 joeng4 gau2  mu4 yang2 gou3 = a sheepdog
detail  gau2 giu3 seng1   = dog barking sound
detail  gau2 kyun4  gou3 quan2 = Gou Quan (lit., "Dog Fist") form of martial art
detail  seot1 gau2  xu1 gou3 = Year 11, Year of the Dog (2018)
detail  tou2 gau2  tu3 gou3 = mole cricket; Gryllotalpa
detail  wou1 wou1 gau2   = childish word for a dog (also just 㕵㕵)
detail  daai6 ban6 gau2   = a big idiot (lit., "big stupid dog")
detail  syu2 sit3 gau2 tau1  shu3 qie4 gou3 tou1 = petty theft
detail  gau2 ngaau5 gau2   = dog-eat-dog, a quarrel between peers
detail  gau2 bei2 gaa3*2   = a trivet
detail  saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4   = a person who smiles foolishly
detail  wu4 pang4 gau2 jau5  hu2 peng2 gou3 you3 = bad company; a gang of scoundrels
detail  gau2 hung4  gou3 xiong2 = a black bear; a coward
detail  gau2 mei5 suk1   = millet
detail  aa3 maau1 aa3 gai2   = an indefinite person, "anyone", "whoever"
detail  ngo6 gau2 coeng2 si2   = to scramble madly for something, even that not worth taking
detail  zaap6 zung2 gau2  za2 zhong3 gou3 = a mixed-breed dog
detail  wan6 zung2 gau2  hun4 zhong3 gou3 = a mixed-breed dog
detail  long4 gau2  lang2 gou3 = a wolfdog; a wolfhound
detail  siu2 long4 gau2  xiao3 lang2 gou3 = a toy boy; a boytoy; a gigolo
detail  gau2 ngap1  gou3 xi1 = to talk nonsense; to babble away
detail  gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6   = of a house or room to be messy; untidy
detail  tin1 gau2 sik6 jat6  tian1 gou3 shi2 ri4 = eclipse; lit. sky dog eats the sun
detail  fung1 gau2 zing3  feng1 gou3 zheng4 = rabies virus, hydrophobia
detail  gau2 zaau2 bin1  gou3 zhao3 bian1 = Kangxi radical 94 (standing dog) (犭)
detail  lip6 gau2  lie4 gou3 = hyena; hyaena
detail  aa3 bang1 giu3 gau2   = to not listen to others, to go one's way
detail  baak6 gau2 tau1 sik6, hak1 gau2 dong1 zoi1  bai2 gou3 tou1 shi2, hei1 gou3 dang1 zai1 = be wrongly blamed for sth. one didn't do; take the blame for sb. else's misdeed
detail  jim1 gau2  yan1 gou3 = a castrated male dog
detail  long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2  lang2 guo4 hua2 xiu4 zhi1 gou3 = very cruel and heartless; even more vicious than Waa Sau's dog
detail  jit6 gau2 baa1   = hot dog bus, non air-conditioned bus
detail  gau2 zai2 aap3  gou3 zi1 ya1 = braised duck
detail  bin1 ging2 gau2  gian1 jing4 gou3 = border collie
detail  gwai3 fu5 gau2  gui4 fu4 gou3 = poodle
detail  gau2 ngaau5 leoi5 dung6 ban1   = Exhibiting ungrateful behaviour
detail  zong1 gaa2 gau2   = deceitful act
detail  gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6   = cry up wine and sell vinegar
detail  sek6 gau2 gung1   = rockfish
detail  gou1 fei1 gau2   = Goofy (from Walt Disney)
detail  zi2 gai1 maa6 gau2   = to criticize sb strongly (lit., "the chicken abuses the dog")
detail  hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1  hei1 gou3 de2 shi2 bai2 gou3 dang1 zai1 = the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")
detail  seoi2 gwaa1 daa2 gau2 m4 gin3 gam2 gyut6   = losing a chunk of something
detail  baan1 dim2 gau2  ban1 dian3 gou3 = dalmatian
detail  kyun4 si1 gau2  quan2 shi1 gou3 = boxer
detail  sung1 si1 gau2  song1 shi1 gou3 = Chow Chow or Chow (type of dog)
detail  gau2 zi6 bat1 jyu4  gou3 zhi4 bu4 ru2 = more despicable than a dog or a pig
detail  gau2 ngaan5 hon3 jan4 dai1  gou3 yan3 kan4 ren2 di1 = snobbishly despise others
detail  haa6 gau2 sik1   = [yoga] Adho Mukha Svanasana, Downward Facing Dog
detail  soeng6 gau2 sik1   = [yoga] Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Upward Facing Dog

Showing all 6 examples containing 狗
detail 噴泉側邊白色狗仔
There's a beautiful white puppy beside the fountain.
[Lit. fountain side have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] white-colour dog-child]
detail 這兒豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.
detail audio 唔怪之得廚房罐頭逐一逐樣唔見咗原來鼠竊狗偷
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.
detail 好似嗅到味道開始大聲
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.
detail audio 衰仔豬朋狗友
My naughty kid has made friends with so many bad people.
detail 糖尿病所以每日胰島素
Her dog has diabetes, so it needs insulin shots each day.

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