狗 (gau2 | gou3 hou4) : dog

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狗

gau2

gou3 hou4

[1] [n] dog (Canis familiaris)
[2] [n] lackey; footman; servile person; follower
[3] damned; cursed

(Classifier(s): 隻)

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.

狗

This word has been viewed 17370 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 liu1 gou3 = to take a dog for a walk

狗公 gau2 gung1 gou3 gong1 = dog (also 公狗); a "dog man"; a "john" 粵

公狗 gung1 gau2 gong1 gou3 = a male dog ([粵]: 狗公)

看門狗 hon1 mun4 gau2 kan1 men2 gou3 = guard dog

狗仔 gau2 zai2 = puppy; dog; [粵]: slang for a handgun

熱狗 jit6 gau2 re4 gou3 = hot dog

狗肉 gau2 juk6 gou3 rou4 = dog meat

狗毛 gau2 mou4 = hair or fur of dog

放狗 fong3 gau2 = to walk a dog

狗糧 gau2 loeng4 gou3 liang2 = dog food

唐狗 tong4 gau2 tang2 gou3 = a Chinese mixed-breed dog; a mongrel

狗年 gau2 nin4 gou3 nian2 = the Year of the dog

母狗 mou5 gau2 mu3 gou3 = bitch, female dog

男人老狗 naam4 jan4 lou5 gau2 = A (real) man

臘腸狗 laap6 coeng4*2 gau2 la4 chang2 gou3 = sausage dog

狗仔式 gau2 zai2 sik1 gou3 zai3 shi4 = dog paddle; doggy style 粵

狗仔隊 gau2 zai2 deoi6*2 = paparazzi; a surveillance unit 粵

走狗 zau2 gau2 zou3 gou3 = lackey; running dog; lap dog; bad people's sidekick

狗窩 gau2 wo1 gou3 wo1 = kennel; doghouse

狗屋 gau2 uk1 gou3 wu1 = doghouse; kennel

石狗公魚 sek6 gau2 gung1 jyu4*2 = dusky stingfish

鬆毛狗 sung1 mou4 gau2 = shaggy dog

豬朋狗友 zyu1 pang4 gau2 jau5 = bad company; a gang of scoundrels 粵

阿豬阿狗 aa5 zyu1 aa5 gau2 = "Tom, Dick, and Harry"

門口狗 mun4 hau2 gau2 men2 kou3 gou3 = a watchdog; a cowardly loudmouth who only acts fierce on his own turf 粵

狗竇 gau2 dau3 = dog-hole; (placename) Kau Tau 粵

狗蝨 gau2 sat1 = dog ticks

狗咬狗骨 gau2 ngaau5 gau2 gwat1 = dog eat dog; brother and sister quarrel 粵

狗女 gau2 neoi5*1 = terrier

狗口 gau2 hau2 = bad-mouth

狗頸圈 gau2 geng2 hyun1 = dog collar

賭狗 dou2 gau2 = to gamble at the dog races

無聲狗咬死人 mou4 seng1 gau2 ngaau5 sei2 jan4 = a silent dog will bite you to death

小狗 siu2 gau2 xiao3 gou3 = pup; puppy

煠熟狗頭 saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4 = a large grin, often intended to dissemble. 粵

沙皮狗 saa1 pei4 gau2 = Shar-pei (lit., "sand skin dog")

一隻狗噉 jat1 zek3 gau2 gam2 = like a dog (metaphor for difficult labours) 粵 (common formation)

狗主 gau2 zyu2 gou3 zhu3 = owner of a dog

狗屎垃圾 gau2 si2 laap6 saap3 = everything without discrimination; things of little value, junk (lit., "dog crap garbage")

狗屎拉雜 gau2 si2 laap6 zaap6 gou3 shi3 la1 za2 = unorganized things; hodgepodge of things 粵 (common formation)

狗屎當乾薑 gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1 = cherish something of little value simply because one owns it

巴兒狗 baa1 ji4 gau2 ba1 er2 gou3 = pekingese (a breed of dog); sycophant, lackey

海狗 hoi2 gau2 = a seal (lit., "sea dog")

餵狗 wai3 gau2 wei4 gou3 = to feed dogs

黃狗頭 wong4 gau2 tau4 = [n] a yellow labrador

黃狗毛 wong4 gau2 mou4 = [n] a yellow labrador

養狗 joeng5 gau2 = [v] to keep a dog or puppy

魚狗 jyu4 gau2 = [n] kingfisher

獅子狗 si1 zi2 gau2 shi1 zi5 gou3 = lion dog, pug-dog, Pekingese, chow chow, foo dog

松鼠狗 cung4 syu2 gau2 = pomeranian 粵

落狗屎 lok6 gau2 si2 = it's raining cats and dogs 粵

阿狗阿貓 aa3 gau2 aa3 maau1 = anybody (lit., "Mister Dog, Mister Cat")

狗頭軍師 gau2 tau4 gwan1 si1 = one who offers bad advice; a villainous advisor

打死狗講價 daa2 sei2 gau2 gong2 gaa3 = to exploit sb's mistake for one's advantage 粵

癲狗 din1 gau2 = an angry person (lit., "a crazy dog")

四眼狗 sei3 ngaan5 gau2 = generic insult to those who wear glasses

狗虱 gau2 sat1 = a flea 粵

狗乸 gau2 naa2 = a female dog (母狗) 粵

跟尾狗 gan1 mei5 gau2 = an obsequious person (lit., "follow behind the dog")

叭啦狗 baa1 laa1 gau2 ba1 la1 gou3 = a bulldog

黑狗得食白狗當災 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")

落閘放狗 lok6 zaap6 fong3 gau2 = not going to let you go 粵

狼心狗肺 long4 sam1 gau2 fai3 lang2 xin1 gou3 fei4 = as cruel as a wolf; cruel and unscrupulous

捲毛狗 gyun2 mou4 gau2 = poodle

狗毛蟲 gau2 mou4 cung4 = caterpillar 粵

狗口長不出象牙 gau2 hau2 zoeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4 = everything one says to another is offensive

牧羊狗 muk6 joeng4 gau2 mu4 yang2 gou3 = a sheepdog

狗叫聲 gau2 giu3 seng1 = dog barking sound

狗拳 gau2 kyun4 gou3 quan2 = Gou Quan (lit., "Dog Fist") form of martial art

戌狗 seot1 gau2 xu1 gou3 = Year 11, Year of the Dog (2018)

土狗 tou2 gau2 tu3 gou3 = mole cricket; Gryllotalpa

㕵㕵狗 wou1 wou1 gau2 = childish word for a dog (also just 㕵㕵) 粵

大笨狗 daai6 ban6 gau2 = a big idiot (lit., "big stupid dog") 粵

鼠竊狗偷 syu2 sit3 gau2 tau1 shu3 qie4 gou3 tou1 = petty theft

狗咬狗 gau2 ngaau5 gau2 = dog-eat-dog, a quarrel between peers

狗髀架 gau2 bei2 gaa3*2 = a trivet 粵

烚熟狗頭 saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4 = a person who smiles foolishly 粵

狐朋狗友 wu4 pang4 gau2 jau5 hu2 peng2 gou3 you3 = bad company; a gang of scoundrels

狗熊 gau2 hung4 gou3 xiong2 = a black bear; a coward

狗尾粟 gau2 mei5 suk1 = millet 粵

阿貓阿狗 aa3 maau1 aa3 gai2 = an indefinite person, "anyone", "whoever" 粵

餓狗搶屎 ngo6 gau2 coeng2 si2 = to scramble madly for something, even that not worth taking 粵

雜種狗 zaap6 zung2 gau2 za2 zhong3 gou3 = a mixed-breed dog 粵

混種狗 wan6 zung2 gau2 hun4 zhong3 gou3 = a mixed-breed dog

狼狗 long4 gau2 lang2 gou3 = a wolfdog; a wolfhound

小狼狗 siu2 long4 gau2 xiao3 lang2 gou3 = a toy boy; a boytoy; a gigolo

狗噏 gau2 ngap1 gou3 xi1 = to talk nonsense; to babble away 粵

狗竇咁亂 gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6 = of a house or room to be messy; untidy 粵

天狗食日 tin1 gau2 sik6 jat6 tian1 gou3 shi2 ri4 = eclipse; lit. sky dog eats the sun

瘋狗症 fung1 gau2 zing3 feng1 gou3 zheng4 = rabies virus, hydrophobia

狗爪邊 gau2 zaau2 bin1 gou3 zhao3 bian1 = Kangxi radical 94 (standing dog) (犭) 粵

鬣狗 lip6 gau2 lie4 gou3 = hyena; hyaena

阿崩叫狗 aa3 bang1 giu3 gau2 = to not listen to others, to go one's way 粵

白狗偷食，黑狗當災 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 粵

閹狗 jim1 gau2 yan1 gou3 = a castrated male dog

狼過華秀隻狗 long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2 lang2 guo4 hua2 xiu4 zhi1 gou3 = very cruel and heartless; even more vicious than Waa Sau's dog 粵

熱狗巴 jit6 gau2 baa1 = hot dog bus, non air-conditioned bus 粵

狗仔鴨 gau2 zai2 aap3 gou3 zi1 ya1 = braised duck

邊境狗 bin1 ging2 gau2 gian1 jing4 gou3 = border collie

貴婦狗 gwai3 fu5 gau2 gui4 fu4 gou3 = poodle

狗咬呂洞賓 gau2 ngaau5 leoi5 dung6 ban1 = Exhibiting ungrateful behaviour

裝假狗 zong1 gaa2 gau2 = deceitful act 粵

掛羊頭賣狗肉 gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6 = cry up wine and sell vinegar

石狗公 sek6 gau2 gung1 = rockfish

高飛狗 gou1 fei1 gau2 = Goofy (from Walt Disney)

指雞罵狗 zi2 gai1 maa6 gau2 = to criticize sb strongly (lit., "the chicken abuses the dog")

狗拉雪橇 gau2 laai1 syut3 hiu1 gou3 la1 xue3 qiao1 = dogsledding (common formation)

黑狗得食白狗當災 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")

水瓜打狗，唔見噉橛 seoi2 gwaa1 daa2 gau2 m4 gin3 gam2 gyut6 = losing a chunk of something 粵

斑點狗 baan1 dim2 gau2 ban1 dian3 gou3 = dalmatian

拳師狗 kyun4 si1 gau2 quan2 shi1 gou3 = boxer

鬆獅狗 sung1 si1 gau2 song1 shi1 gou3 = Chow Chow or Chow (type of dog)

狗彘不如 gau2 zi6 bat1 jyu4 gou3 zhi4 bu4 ru2 = more despicable than a dog or a pig

狗眼看人低 gau2 ngaan5 hon3 jan4 dai1 gou3 yan3 kan4 ren2 di1 = snobbishly despise others

下狗式 haa6 gau2 sik1 = [yoga] Adho Mukha Svanasana, Downward Facing Dog

上狗式 soeng6 gau2 sik1 = [yoga] Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Upward Facing Dog

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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.

隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠粵
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.

個衰仔識埋成班豬朋狗友！粵
My naughty kid has made friends with so many bad people.

佢隻狗有糖尿病，所以每日要打胰島素粵
Her dog has diabetes, so it needs insulin shots each day.

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