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hound; hunting dog
HSK 7-9
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  *犬* | 犬* | *犬
dog / Kangxi radical 94
pug (breed of dog)
lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service
female dog / bitch
guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog
cynicism
police dog
puppy / my son (humble)
rabies
Canis Major (constellation)
lit. stray dog (idiom) / fig. one who has nothing to rely on
sheepdog
lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道雞犬升天|一人得道鸡犬升天)
lit. not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom) / fig. mass slaughter
canine tooth
canine distemper (mammalian disease caused by Canine morbillivirus)
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
retriever
Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China
beloved pet dog
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
Canes Venatici (constellation)
Canis Minor (constellation)
lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
shepherd dog
shiba inu (Japanese dog breed)
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things / alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
cynic
Doberman (dog breed)
the canines
dog breed
kennel
mad dog / rabid dog
downward-facing dog (yoga pose)
mastiff (dog breed)
Inuyasha, fictional character
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
terrier
drug detector dog / sniffer dog
shih tzu (dog breed)
Pomeranian (dog breed)
search and rescue dog
pit bull (loanword)
Alaskan malamute
golden retriever
Samoyed (dog)
golden retriever (dog breed)
poodle
lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
Great Pyrenees (dog breed)
Chinese rural dog / indigenous dog / mongrel
Shikoku (dog)
upward-facing dog (yoga pose)
bulldog
dog show
Scotch collie / rough collie
Tibetan mastiff
poodle
Chow Chow (dog breed)
dingo (Canis dingo)
male dog
sniffer dog
Great Dane (dog breed)
to render one's humble services / to be at sb's beck and call
dingo (Canis dingo)
greyhound
dog bite; injury sustained in a dog attack
(literary) (humble) my son
dachshund / basset hound
Rottweiler (dog breed)
hawks and hounds / (fig.) running dogs / hired thugs


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