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瘋狗

简疯狗 · 繁瘋狗

Mandarin · pinyin fēng gǒu

rabid dog
(fig.) vicious dog; aggressive dog
(fig.) vicious person; madman

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狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
疯: fēng · crazy, insane, mentally ill

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noun

mad dog; rabid dog
(figurative) insane person (who attacks randomly)

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