狗仔 (gau2 zai2 | ) : puppy; dog; [粵]: slang for a handgun

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狗仔

gau2 zai2

[1] a puppy, the young of a dog | Std. Chin. also 小狗
[2] [粵]: a dog
[3] [粵]: slang for a small firearm such as a 9mm handgun (狗 puns on 九 for 9mm)

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,440,000

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

狗仔

This word has been viewed 9126 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 19th Sep 2004 04:43 and last edited on 3rd Mar 2009 03:54

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Characters in this word:

狗 gau2 - dog
仔 zai2 zi2 - son; child

3 compounds containing this word:

狗仔式 - dog paddle; doggy style
狗仔隊 - paparazzi; a surveillance unit
狗仔鴨 - braised duck

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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]

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Decimal representation of this word: 狗仔

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