癩皮狗

简 癞皮狗 · 繁 癩皮狗
Mandarin · pinyin lài pí gǒu

Meanings

  1. mangy dog
  2. (fig.) loathsome person
Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

癩
Look up this written character
皮
pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
狗
gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
癞
lài · leprosy, scabies, mange; shoddy
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–2–3 · lai4 pi2 gou3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links
Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

laai3 pei4 gau2

Cantonese word readings for 癩皮狗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

  1. mangy dog
  2. loathsome creature

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack