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狗仗人勢

简狗仗人势 · 繁狗仗人勢

Mandarin · pinyin gǒu zhàng rén shì

a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others

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狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
仗: zhàng · rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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势: shì · power, force; tendency

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3–4–2–4 · gou3 zhang4 ren2 shi4

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gau2 zoeng6 jan4 sai3

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