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