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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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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 food See 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. |