狗 gau² {gǒu}

(noun) 1. flunkey; 2. servile follower; 3. lackey; (coarse language) to curse/scold people as a dog

狗 gau² {gǒu}

1. dog
2. CL: 隻,條

狗噏 gau² ap¹ {gǒu xī}

bark or talk without reasons (spoken)

狗竇〔-窦〕 gau² dau³ {gǒu dòu}

(noun) messy room

狗公 gau² gung¹ {gǒu gōng}

a male dog

狗毛 gau² mou⁴ {gǒu máo}

(noun) dog hair

狗乸 gau² naa² {gǒu ná}

(noun) female dog

狗女 gau² neoi⁵ {gǒu nǚ}

a terrier

狗牙 gau² ngaa⁴ {gǒu yá}

zig-zagged; jagged (spoken)

狗虱 gau² sat¹ {gǒu shī}

(noun) dog louse

狗蝨〔-虱〕 gau² sat¹ {gǒu shī}

dog's flea

狗仔 gau² zai² {gǒu zǎi}

puppy

狗賊〔-贼〕 gau² caak⁶ {gǒu zéi}

1. (insult) brigand
2. swindler

狗竇〔-窦〕 gau² dau³ {gǒu dòu}

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

狗吠 gau² fai⁶ {gǒu fèi}

1. bark
2. CL: 聲
3. to bark

狗獾 gau² fun¹ {gǒu huān}

1. badger
2. CL: 隻

狗熊 gau² hung⁴ {gǒu xióng}

1. black bear
2. coward

狗血 gau² hyut³ {gǒu xiě}

1. melodramatic
2. contrived

狗日 gau² jat⁶ {gǒu rì}

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

狗肉 gau² juk⁶ {gǒu ròu}

dog meat

狗拳 gau² kyun⁴ {gǒu quán}

Gou Quan - "Dog Fist" - Martial Art

狗糧〔-粮〕 gau² loeng⁴ {gǒu liáng}

dog food

狗年 gau² nin⁴ {gǒu nián}

Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)

狗牌 gau² paai² {gǒu pái}

dog tag

狗刨 gau² paau⁴ {gǒu páo}

dog paddle (swimming style)

狗屁 gau² pei³ {gǒu pì}

1. bullshit
2. nonsense

狗秀 gau² sau³ {gǒu xiù}

dog show

狗屎 gau² si² {gǒu shǐ}

1. canine excrement
2. dog poo
3. bullshit

狗腿 gau² teoi² {gǒu tuǐ}

1. lackey
2. henchman
3. to kiss up to

狗屋 gau² uk¹ {gǒu wū}

kennel

狗窩〔-窝〕 gau² wo¹ {gǒu wō}

1. doghouse
2. kennel

狗仔 gau² zai² {gǒu zǎi}

paparazzi

狗鷲〔-鹫〕 gau² zau⁶ {gǒu jiù}

1. royal eagle
2. CL: 隻

狗髀架 gau² bei² gaa² {gǒu bì jià}

(noun) brace; strut

狗叫聲〔--声〕 gau² giu³ seng¹ {gǒu jiào shēng}

sound of a dog barking

狗尾粟 gau² mei⁵ suk¹ {gǒu wěi sù}

yellow rice

狗毛蟲〔--虫〕 gau² mou⁴ cung⁴ {gǒu máo chóng}

(animal) woolly bear caterpillar

狗爪邊〔--边〕 gau² zaau² bin¹ {gǒu zhǎo biān}

(Chinese radical) in a component form "犭"

狗吃屎 gau² hek³ si² {gǒu chī shǐ}

to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)

狗男女 gau² naam⁴ neoi⁵ {gǒu nán nǚ}

1. a couple engaged in an illicit love affair
2. a cheating couple

狗咬狗 gau² ngaau⁵ gau² {gǒu yǎo gǒu}

1. dog-eat-dog
2. dogfight

狗爬式 gau² paa⁴ sik¹ {gǒu pá shì}

dog paddle (swimming style)

狗屎運〔--运〕 gau² si² wan⁶ {gǒu shǐ yùn}

1. unexpected success
2. Lucky bastard! (slang)

狗食袋 gau² sik⁶ doi² {gǒu shí dài}

1. doggy bag
2. take-out container

狗腿子 gau² teoi² zi² {gǒu tuǐ zi}

1. dog's leg
2. fig. one who follows a villain
3. henchman
4. hired thug

狗雜碎〔-杂-〕 gau² zaap⁶ seoi³ {gǒu zá suì}

1. piece of shit
2. scumbag

狗雜種〔-杂种〕 gau² zaap⁶ zung² {gǒu zá zhǒng}

1. son of a bitch
2. damn bastard

狗仔隊〔--队〕 gau² zai² deoi² {gǒu zǎi duì}

paparazzi

狗仔式 gau² zai² sik¹ {gǒu zǎi shì}

1. dog paddle (swimming)
2. doggy style (sex)

狗崽子 gau² zoi² zi² {gǒu zǎi zi}

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

狗竇咁亂〔-窦-乱〕 gau² dau³ gam³ lyun⁶ {gǒu dòu gān luàn}

messy like a pig sty

狗咬狗骨 gau² ngaau⁵ gau² gwat¹ {gǒu yǎo gǒu gǔ}

(slang) internal argument and fighting within a group such as siblings; "dog-eat-dog"

狗屎垃圾 gau² si² laap⁶ saap³ {gǒu shǐ lā jī}

(slang) every small things; junks; bits and bobs

狗屎拉雜〔---杂〕 gau² si² laap⁶ zaap⁶ {gǒu shǐ lā zá}

a hotchpotch of things

狗扯羊皮 gau² ce² joeng⁴ pei⁴ {gǒu chě yáng pí}

1. to fuss around
2. to buzz about uselessly
3. to wag one's tongue

狗膽包天〔-胆--〕 gau² daam² baau¹ tin¹ {gǒu dǎn bāo tiān}

1. extremely daring (idiom)
2. foolhardy

狗逮老鼠 gau² dai⁶ lou⁵ syu² {gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ}

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

狗竇大開〔-窦-开〕 gau² dau³ daai⁶ hoi¹ {gǒu dòu dà kāi}

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

狗交媾般 gau² gaau¹ gau³ bun¹ {gǒu jiāo gòu bān}

doggy-style

狗急跳牆〔---墙〕 gau² gap¹ tiu³ coeng⁴ {gǒu jí tiào qiáng}

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

狗血淋頭〔---头〕 gau² hyut³ lam⁴ tau⁴ {gǒu xuè lín tóu}

1. lit. to pour dogs blood on
2. to curse or berate sb (idiom)

狗血噴頭〔--喷头〕 gau² hyut³ pan³ tau⁴ {gǒu xiě pēn tóu}

torrent of abuse (idiom)

狗尾續貂〔--续-〕 gau² mei⁵ zuk⁶ diu¹ {gǒu wěi xù diāo}

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

狗拿耗子 gau² naa⁴ hou³ zi² {gǒu ná hào zi}

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

狗娘養的〔--养-〕 gau² noeng⁴ joeng⁵ dik¹ {gǒu niáng yǎng de}

son of a bitch

狗屁不通 gau² pei³ bat¹ tung¹ {gǒu pì bù tōng}

1. incoherent (writing or speech)
2. nonsensical
3. a load of crap

狗皮膏藥〔---药〕 gau² pei⁴ gou¹ joek⁶ {gǒu pí gāo yao}

1. dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc
2. quack medicine
3. sham goods

狗頭軍師〔-头军师〕 gau² tau⁴ gwan¹ si¹ {gǒu tóu jūn shī}

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

狗玩兒的〔--儿-〕 gau² wun⁶ ji⁴ dik¹ {gǒu wán r de}

beast (derog.)

狗仗人勢〔---势〕 gau² zoeng⁶ jan⁴ sai³ {gǒu zhàng rén shì}

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

狗眼看人低 gau² ngaan⁵ hon³ jan⁴ dai¹ {gǒu yǎn kàn rén dī}

to describe someone who acts like a snob and looks down on others

狗咬呂洞賓〔--吕-宾〕 gau² ngaau⁵ leoi⁵ dung⁶ ban¹ {gǒu yǎo Lǚ Dòng bīn}

to describe someone who is unable to tell good from bad and ill rewards someone's kindness

狗屎當乾薑〔--当--〕 gau² si² dong³ gon¹ goeng¹ {gǒu shǐ dāng gān jiāng}

'the geese are swans'

狗改不了吃屎 gau² goi² bat¹ liu⁵ hek³ si² {gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ}

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

狗口長不出象牙〔--长----〕 gau² hau² coeng² bat¹ ceot¹ zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ {gǒu kǒu zhǎng bù chū xiàng yá}

one cannot say nice things if always mean (idiom)

狗嘴裏吐不出象牙〔--里-----〕 gau² zeoi² leoi⁵ tou³ bat¹ ceot¹ zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ {gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá}

1. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
2. no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel

狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心〔--吕-宾--识---〕 gau² ngaau⁵ leoi⁵ dung⁶ ban¹ ，bat¹ sik¹ hou² jan⁴ sam¹ {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