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喪家之狗

简 丧家之狗 · 繁 喪家之狗
Mandarin · pinyin sàng jiā zhī gǒu

Meanings

  1. see 喪家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn
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喪
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
狗
gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
丧
sàng · mourning; mourn; funeral
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4–1–1–3 · sang4 jia1 zhi1 gou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

song3 gaa1 zi1 gau2

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song3 gaa1 zi1 gau2

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phrase

  1. (literal) a stray dog
  2. (figurative) a desperate person who has nobody to turn to

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