Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 狗

dog
CL:隻／只 (zhī),條／条 (tiáo)

dog tag

black bear
coward

(insult) brigand
swindler

to walk a dog

wolfdog

kennel

hunting dog
hound
(fig.) running dog
lackey

dog door; dog flap

pup; puppy

dog show

bullshit
nonsense

doghouse; kennel

dog meat

kingfisher

fur seal

(fig.) the unpredictable changeability of the world; bad omen

Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)

Gou Quan - "Dog Fist" - Martial Art

hunting dog

mongrel

badger
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

hyena

wild dog
feral dog
stray dog

lackey
henchman
to kiss up to

Sogou, Chinese tech company known for its search engine, www.sogou.com

melodramatic
contrived

dog hole
gap caused by missing teeth
fig. den of thieves

(coll.) dog; doggie

(neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections

bark
CL:聲／声 (shēng)
to bark

dog food
(Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗／单身狗 (dānshēngǒu) forced to "eat" it)

pig-dog (intended as insult)
Schweinhund

dog paddle (swimming style)

dog door

obedient dog
lackey

Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 ( Gāoxióng) in the southwest of Taiwan

lit. fucked or spawned by a dog
contemptible
lousy, fucking

paparazzi

canine excrement
dog poo
bullshit

royal eagle
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

hot dog (loanword)

native dog
mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄／蝼蛄 (lóugū))

(Internet slang) to go away
to slink off
(transliteration of "go die", possibly from 去死 (qùsǐ))

Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)

dog-eat-dog
dogfight

dog paddle (swimming style)
doggy style (sex position)

pekingese (dog)
(fig.) sycophant
lackey

(coll.) (other people's) dumb luck

golden retriever (dog breed)
Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM)

(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public

bulldog

piece of shit
scumbag

(bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

dog's leg
fig. one who follows a villain
henchman
hired thug

to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)

Pekingese (dog breed)

paparazzi

(Internet slang) to be dog-tired

dog show

mangy dog
(fig.) loathsome person

Dalmatian (dog breed)

(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)

Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)

dog paddle (swimming)
doggy style (sex)

radar detector (slang)

a couple engaged in an illicit love affair
a cheating couple

stray dog

(coll.) puppy
(derog.) son of a bitch

to overreact
melodramatic

pug (breed of dog)

(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)

Pekingese
Pekinese

son of a bitch
damn bastard

see 哈巴狗 (hǎbāgǒu)

(slang) naive, clingy, emotionally dependent, cute young guy (type of boyfriend)

doggy bag
take-out container

Dogecoin (cryptocurrency)

jīlínggǒusuì

in pieces

rénmúgǒuyàng

(idiom) to pose
to put on airs
Taiwan pr. (rénmógǒuyàng)

lángxīngǒufèi

lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom)
cruel and unscrupulous

jīfēigǒutiào

lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
fig. in chaos
in disarray

gǒudǎnbāotiān

extremely daring (idiom)
foolhardy

gǒutóujūnshī

(derog.) inept advisor
a good-for-nothing adviser
one who offers bad advice

(coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry; just about anyone (used dismissively)

zhūpénggǒuyǒu

dissolute companions
disreputable comrades

liángxīnwèigǒu

to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)
devoid of conscience

gǒupìbùtōng

incoherent (writing or speech)
nonsensical
a load of crap

gǒuniángyǎngde

son of a bitch

sàngjiāzhīgǒu

see 喪家之犬／丧家之犬 (sàngjiāzhīquǎn)

gǒuwěixùdiāo

lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece

gǒujítiàoqiáng

a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
to be driven to desperate action

húpénggǒuyǒu

a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels

lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
fig. to make indirect criticisms

gǒuxuèlíntóu

lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom)
fig. torrent of abuse

guānméndǎgǒu

lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard

Táiwāntǔgǒu

Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan

gǒudǎilǎoshǔ

lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
fig. to be meddlesome

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
to pilfer
to dally with women
to have affairs

dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc
quack medicine
sham goods

gǒuxiěpēntóu

torrent of abuse (idiom)

to beat a dog and bully its owner
fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

húqúngǒudǎng

a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
a gang of rogues

tùsǐgǒupēng

lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

dǎluòshuǐgǒu

lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
to hit sb when he's down

lit. a dog who catches mice
to be meddlesome (idiom)

yángtóugǒuròu

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉／挂羊头卖狗肉 (guàyángtóumàigǒuròu)

beast (derog.)

jīmínggǒudào

crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
bag of tricks
useful talents

gǒuchěyángpí

to fuss around
to buzz about uselessly
to wag one's tongue

gǒudòudàkāi

dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)

yǐngǒurùzhài

lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble

báiyúncānggǒu

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

báiyīcānggǒu

lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world

worse than a dog or pig
lower than low

gǒuzhàngrénshì

a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others

luòshuǐgǒushàng'àn

落水狗上岸

[落水狗上岸]

like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over

ròubāozidǎgǒu

肉包子打狗

[肉包子打狗]

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

gǒuyǎnkànréndī

狗眼看人低

[狗眼看人低]

to act like a snob

gǒugǎibùliǎochīshǐ

狗改不了吃屎

[狗改不了吃屎]

lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
fig. bad habits are hard to change

xuányángtóumàigǒuròu

悬羊头卖狗肉

[懸羊頭賣狗肉]

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉／挂羊头卖狗肉 (guàyángtóumàigǒuròu)

guàyángtóumàigǒuròu

挂羊头卖狗肉

[掛羊頭賣狗肉]

lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
fig. to cheat
dishonest advertising
wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

jiǎotùsǐzǒugǒupēng

狡兔死走狗烹

[狡兔死走狗烹]

see 兔死狗烹 (tùsǐgǒupēng)

yǎoréndegǒubùlòuchǐ

咬人的狗不露齿

[咬人的狗不露齒]

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)
fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless

dǎgǒuháiděikànzhǔrén

打狗还得看主人

[打狗還得看主人]

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

yǎoréngǒurbùlùchǐ

咬人狗儿不露齿

[咬人狗兒不露齒]

lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

gǒuzuǐlitǔbùchūxiàngyá

狗嘴里吐不出象牙

[狗嘴裏吐不出象牙]

lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel

niǎobùshēngdàn,gǒubùlāshǐ

鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎

[鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎]

lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
fig. god-forsaken
remote and desolate

jiàjīsuíjī,jiàgǒusuígǒu

嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗

[嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗]

if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)

gǒuyǎo Lü Dòngbīn,bùshíhǎorénxīn

狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心

[狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心]

a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
to ill reward a person's kindness

érbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín

儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

[兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧]

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

jīnwōyínwōbùrúzìjǐdegǒuwō

金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝

[金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩]

there's no place like home (idiom)

zǐbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín

子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫

[子不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧]

see 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧／儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 (érbùxiánmǔchǒu,gǒubùxiánjiāpín)