門口狗 (mun4 hau2 gau2 | men2 kou3 gou3) : a watchdog; a cowardly loudmouth who only acts fierce on his own turf

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門口狗

mun4 hau2 gau2

men2 kou3 gou3

[1] a watchdog (whose "bark is worse than his bite" as he never leaves the entrance of the house)
[2] by extension, a cowardly loudmouth who only acts fierce on his own turf

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

門口狗 / 门口狗

This word has been viewed 1758 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 11th Nov 2005 21:08 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 06:57

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門 mun4 - gate, door; entrance
口 hau2 - mouth
狗 gau2 - dog

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