人模狗样
rén mó gǒu yàng
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1 (idiom) to pose
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2 to put on airs
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
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1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
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2 to pilfer
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3 to dally with women
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4 to have affairs
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
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1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
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2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
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1 high-sounding
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2 dignified
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3 pompous (idiom)
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
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1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
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2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu
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1 if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
峨冠博带
é guān bó dài
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1 official class
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2 intellectual class (idiom)
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
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1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
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2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
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1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
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2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
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3 to confuse one thing with another
弹冠相庆
tán guān xiāng qìng
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1 lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
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2 to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)
怒发冲冠
nù fà chōng guān
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1 lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)
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2 fig. seething in anger
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3 raise one's hackles
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
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1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
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2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
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1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
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2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
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3 to hit sb when he's down
指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
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1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
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2 fig. to make indirect criticisms
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
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1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
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2 fig. to cheat
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3 dishonest advertising
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4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
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1 lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
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2 fig. worthless person in imposing attire
狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu
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1 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
狐群狗党
hú qún gǒu dǎng
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1 a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
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2 a gang of rogues
狗仗人势
gǒu zhàng rén shì
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1 a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心
gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn
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1 a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
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2 to ill reward a person's kindness