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[1] [n] dog (Canis familiaris) [2] [n] lackey; footman; servile person; follower [3] damned; cursed Terms of 「X狗」as an insult have came and gone throughout history. For example, 「清狗」，「元狗」，「金狗」，all of them are no longer in use. At one time those terms meant something, but basically all follow the usage of 「~狗 」「~dog」= 「subhuman from ~」.
 Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: 犬 (#94)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 19647 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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溜狗
lau6 gau2 = to take a dog for a walk
狗公
gau2 gung1 = dog (also 公狗); a "dog man"; a "john" 粵
公狗
gung1 gau2 = a male dog ([粵]: 狗公)
看門狗
hon1 mun4 gau2 = guard dog
狗仔
gau2 zai2 = puppy; dog; [粵]: slang for a handgun
熱狗
jit6 gau2 = hot dog
狗肉
gau2 juk6 = dog meat
狗毛
gau2 mou4 = hair or fur of dog
放狗
fong3 gau2 = to walk a dog
狗糧
gau2 loeng4 = dog foodSee all 113 compounds (CantoDict reports 119 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 6 examples containing 狗
噴泉側邊有一隻好靚嘅白色狗仔 粵
There's a beautiful white puppy beside the fountain. [Lit. fountain side have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] white-colour dog-child]
這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！ 國
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.
唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷 粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 狗
Unicode code for this character: U+72d7 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 狗
Unicode code for this character: U+72d7 (off-site link)
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