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(coll.) dog
dog show
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
Sogou, Chinese tech company known for its search engine, www.sogou.com
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) / fig. torrent of abuse
wolfdog
paparazzi
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs
pup; puppy
(slang) naive, clingy, emotionally dependent, cute young guy (type of boyfriend)
native dog / mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄)
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
dog-eat-dog / dogfight
(neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections
Dalmatian (dog breed)
a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) / to be driven to desperate action
(Internet slang) to be dog-tired
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
detestable (wordplay based on 神憎鬼厭|神憎鬼厌)
a couple engaged in an illicit love affair / a cheating couple
(derog.) inept advisor / a good-for-nothing adviser / one who offers bad advice
in pieces
lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom) / fig. in chaos / in disarray
stray dog
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
to act like a snob
Pekingese (dog breed)
Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 in the southwest of Taiwan
a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom) / a gang of rogues
pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey
to beat a dog and bully its owner / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
torrent of abuse (idiom)
hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey
(Internet slang) to go away / to slink off / (transliteration of "go die", possibly from 去死)
lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom) / fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet / to kiss sth goodbye
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
dog door
hot dog (loanword)
dog meat
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
kennel
dog tag
pug (breed of dog)
(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public
bark / CL: 聲|声 / to bark
to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom) / devoid of conscience
kingfisher
(coll.) dog; doggie
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
bulldog
lit. a dog who catches mice / to be meddlesome (idiom)
lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) / fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain
wild dog / feral dog / stray dog
hyena
lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom) / fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
beast (derog.)
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom) / to ill reward a person's kindness
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
Pekingese / Pekinese
radar detector (slang)
(coll.) puppy / (derog.) son of a bitch
kennel
hunting dog
dog show
paparazzi
dog door; dog flap
to walk a dog
canine excrement / dog poo / bullshit
(coll.) (other people's) dumb luck
scumbag; scoundrel
Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
Gou Quan - "Dog Fist" - Martial Art
badger / CL: 隻|只
golden retriever (dog breed) / Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM)
royal eagle / CL: 隻|只
(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
mongrel
a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
dog paddle (swimming style) / doggy style (sex position)
dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents
dog paddle (swimming style)
melodramatic / contrived
mangy dog / (fig.) loathsome person
fur seal
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗 forced to "eat" it)
worse than a dog or pig / lower than low
lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
to overreact / melodramatic

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