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狗拿耗子

Mandarin · pinyin gǒu ná hào zi

Meanings

  1. lit. a dog who catches mice
  2. to be meddlesome (idiom)
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狗
gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
拿
ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
耗
hào · consume, use up; waste, squander
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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3–2–4–5 · gou3 na2 hao4 zi5

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gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2

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