(neologism, attested by 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections
(fig.) the unpredictable changeability of the world; bad omen
(slang) degenerate gambler; compulsive gambler
(coll.) mixed-breed dog; mutt
(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
(slang) naive, clingy, emotionally dependent, cute young guy (type of boyfriend)
(slang) to be lovey-dovey in public
(bird species of China) pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
1. dog paddle (swimming)2. doggy style (sex)
1. (vulgar) damned; fucking (attributive intensifier)2. (vulgar) bastard
Dogecoin (cryptocurrency)
1. son of a bitch2. damn bastard
(Internet slang) to be dog-tired
detestable (wordplay based on 神憎鬼厌[shén zēng guǐ yàn])
1. to beat a dog and bully its owner2. fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate
1. to fuss around2. to buzz about uselessly3. to wag one's tongue
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
1. lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)2. fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
1. to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)2. devoid of conscience
1. lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)2. fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet3. to kiss sth goodbye
like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over
1. lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)2. fig. bad habits are hard to change
咬人狗儿不露齿 咬人狗兒不露齒 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ 1. lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)2. fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬人的狗不露齿 咬人的狗不露齒 yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ 1. lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)2. fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless
打狗还得看主人 打狗還得看主人 dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén 1. lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)2. fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
狗嘴里吐不出象牙 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá 1. lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)2. fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗 嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗 jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎 鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎 niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ 1. lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)2. fig. god-forsaken3. remote and desolate
儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 兒不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧 ér bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心 狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心 gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn 1. a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)2. to ill reward a person's kindness
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō there's no place like home (idiom)
see 人憎狗厌[rén zēng gǒu yàn]
悬羊头卖狗肉 懸羊頭賣狗肉 xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu see 挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]
狡兔死，走狗烹 jiǎo tù sǐ , zǒu gǒu pēng see 兔死狗烹[tù sǐ gǒu pēng]
子不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫 子不嫌母醜，狗不嫌家貧 zǐ bù xián mǔ chǒu , gǒu bù xián jiā pín see 兒不嫌母醜，儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫[ér bù xián mǔ chǒu gǒu bù xián jiā pín]
(literary) straw dog used as a ritual offering in ancient China (treated with reverence during the rite and discarded afterwards)