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Sogou, Chinese tech company known for its search engine, www.sogou.com
(coll.) dog; doggie
canine excrement / dog poo / bullshit
hot dog (loanword)
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down
to walk a dog
wolfdog
bullshit / nonsense
hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey
paparazzi
black bear / coward
wild dog / feral dog / stray dog
Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
in pieces
hyena
doghouse; kennel
hunting dog
a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) / to be driven to desperate action
dog meat
pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey
a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc / quack medicine / sham goods
lit. a dog who catches mice / to be meddlesome (idiom)
(idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry; just about anyone (used dismissively)
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs
(idiom) to pose / to put on airs / Taiwan pr. [ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4]
lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
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
lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom) / fig. in chaos / in disarray
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents
(derog.) inept advisor / a good-for-nothing adviser / one who offers bad advice
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
fur seal
kennel
badger / CL: 隻|只
torrent of abuse (idiom)
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / fig. to make indirect criticisms
a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom) / a gang of rogues
(neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections
dog-eat-dog / dogfight
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
(fig.) the unpredictable changeability of the world; bad omen
lackey; henchman
native dog / mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄)
(slang) naive, clingy, emotionally dependent, cute young guy (type of boyfriend)
dog tag
stray dog
dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗 forced to "eat" it)
kingfisher
dog door
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
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
Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
scumbag; scoundrel
melodramatic / contrived
to act like a snob
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
(coll.) (other people's) dumb luck
kennel
radar detector (slang)
there's no place like home (idiom)
(Internet slang) to go away / to slink off / (transliteration of "go die", possibly from 去死)
a couple engaged in an illicit love affair / a cheating couple
lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) / fig. torrent of abuse
to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
Pekingese (dog breed)
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom) / fig. bad habits are hard to change
dog paddle (swimming style) / doggy style (sex position)
son of a bitch / damn bastard
dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug
pig-dog (intended as insult) / Schweinhund
mongrel
Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄 in the southwest of Taiwan
dog paddle (swimming) / doggy style (sex)
bark / CL: 聲|声 / to bark
lit. fucked or spawned by a dog / contemptible / lousy, fucking
(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom) / fig. the most sinister of people can look quite harmless
pup; puppy
lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
Gou Quan - "Dog Fist" - Martial Art
mangy dog / (fig.) loathsome person
detestable (wordplay based on 神憎鬼厭|神憎鬼厌)
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
pug (breed of dog)
bulldog
obedient dog / lackey
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
to beat a dog and bully its owner / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate

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