野狗 - wild dog/feral dog/stray dog - yě gǒu | Definition

人模狗样

rén mó gǒu yàng

1 (idiom) to pose
2 to put on airs

偷鸡摸狗

tōu jī mō gǒu

1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
2 to pilfer
3 to dally with women
4 to have affairs

兔死狗烹

tù sǐ gǒu pēng

1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

咬人狗儿不露齿

yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ

1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

哀鸿遍野

āi hóng biàn yě

1 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
2 starving people fill the land

坚壁清野

jiān bì qīng yě

1 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
2 scorched earth policy

嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗

jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu

1 if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)

引狗入寨

yǐn gǒu rù zhài

1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
2 to introduce a potential source of trouble

打狗还得看主人

dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén

1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him

打落水狗

dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
3 to hit sb when he's down

指鸡骂狗

zhǐ jī mà gǒu

1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
2 fig. to make indirect criticisms

挂羊头卖狗肉

guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
2 fig. to cheat
3 dishonest advertising
4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

漫山遍野

màn shān biàn yě

1 lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom)
2 fig. as far as the eye can see
3 covering everything
4 omnipresent

狐朋狗友

hú péng gǒu yǒu

1 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels

狐群狗党

hú qún gǒu dǎng

1 a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
2 a gang of rogues

狗仗人势

gǒu zhàng rén shì

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

1 a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
2 to ill reward a person's kindness

狗嘴里吐不出象牙

gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá

1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel

狗尾续貂

gǒu wěi xù diāo

1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece

狗急跳墙

gǒu jí tiào qiáng

1 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
2 to be driven to desperate action

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