狗仔

Mandarin · pinyin gǒu zǎi

Meanings

  1. paparazzi
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狗
gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
仔
zǐ · small thing, child; young animal
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3–3 · gou3 zai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau2 zai2

Cantonese word readings for 狗仔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gau2 zai2

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noun

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, Southern Min) puppy (Classifier: 隻/只 c mn)
  2. (Northern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) dog (Classifier: 隻/只 h mn; 條/条 h)
  3. stalker; paparazzi

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