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喪家之犬

简丧家之犬 · 繁喪家之犬

Mandarin · pinyin sàng jiā zhī quǎn

(lit.) stray dog (idiom)
(fig.) one who has nothing to rely on

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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
犬: quǎn · dog; radical number 94
丧: sàng · mourning; mourn; funeral

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4–1–1–3 · sang4 jia1 zhi1 quan3

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song3 gaa1 zi1 hyun2

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(idiomatic) synonym of 喪家之狗 /丧家之狗 (sàngjiāzhīgǒu)

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