狗 gǒu

1. gǒu noun dog
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Animal 动物
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '狗'; Guoyu '狗' n 1; Unihan '狗')
2. gǒu proper noun Gou
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '狗' n 2)
3. gǒu verb to flatter
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '狗' v)

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• 猪狗(豬狗) pig-dog
• 引狗入寨 to lead the dog into the village; to introduce a potential source of trouble
• 狗仔队(狗仔隊) paparazzi
• 叭啦狗 bulldog
• 狗玩儿的(狗玩兒的) beast (derog.)
• 八哥狗 pug (breed of dog)
• 冠鱼狗(冠魚狗) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
• 狗男女 a couple engaged in an illicit love affair; a cheating couple
• 累成狗 to be dog-tired
• 兔死狗烹 to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit; to get rid of somebody once he has served his purpose
• 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝(金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩) there's no place like home
• 狼狗 wolfdog
• 狗屎运(狗屎運) unexpected success; Lucky bastard!
• 遛狗 to walk a dog
• 猪朋狗友(豬朋狗友) dissolute companions; disreputable comrades
• 咬人狗儿不露齿(咬人狗兒不露齒) the dog that bites does not show its fangs
• 指鸡骂狗(指雞罵狗) to point at the chicken while scolding the dog; to make indirect criticisms
• 挂羊头卖狗肉(掛羊頭賣狗肉) to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat; to cheat; dishonest advertising
• 狗刨 dog paddle (swimming style)
• 狗屎 canine excrement; dog poo; bullshit
• 狗窦(狗竇) dog hole; gap caused by missing teeth; figuratively, den of thieves
• 狗拿耗子 a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome
• 狗逮老鼠 a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome
• 打狗还得看主人(打狗還得看主人) when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master
• 搜狗 Sougou (searching dog) search engine, www.sogou.com
• 打落水狗 to beat a drowning dog; to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy; to hit somebody when he's down
• 狮子狗(獅子狗) Pekingese; Pekinese
• 肉包子打狗 what's gone can never come back
• 狗屁不通 incoherent (writing or speech); nonsensical; a load of crap
• 狗娘养的(狗娘養的) son of a bitch
• 戌狗 Year 11, year of the Dog
• 猎狗(獵狗) hunting dog
• 偷鸡摸狗(偷雞摸狗) to imitate the dog and steal chicken; to pilfer; to dally with women; to have affairs
• 狗眼看人低 to act like a snob
• 鸡零狗碎(雞零狗碎) in pieces
• 狗杂碎(狗雜碎) piece of shit; scumbag
• 狗年 Year of the Dog
• 良心喂狗 to have fed one's conscience to the dogs; devoid of conscience
• 鸡鸣狗吠(雞鳴狗吠) roosters calling and dogs barking; a busy village
• 狗子夹尾巴(狗子夾尾巴) a dog with its tail between its legs
• 流浪狗 stray dog
• 鱼狗(魚狗) kingfisher
• 白衣苍狗(白衣蒼狗) (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog; the impermanence of all things
• 人模狗样(人模狗樣) to pose; to put on airs
• 海狗 fur seal
• 斑点狗(斑點狗) Dalmatian (dog breed)
• 狗腿子 dog's leg; one who follows a villain; henchman; hired thug
• 狗仔 paparazzi
• 狗屋 kennel
• 狗嘴里吐不出象牙(狗嘴裏吐不出象牙) no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog; no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel

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• 卷20　志第15 天文中 Volume 20 Treatises 15: Astronomy 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 21
• 卷二十七中之上 五行志 Volume 27b: Treatise on the Five Elements 2 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 16
• 卷二十八 志第十八 五行中 Volume 28 Treatises 18: Five Elements Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 16
• 卷三十 魏書三十 烏丸鮮卑東夷傳 Volume 30: Book of Wei 30 - Biographies of the Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Dongyi Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 15
• 卷三十一 志第二十一 五行二 Volume 31 Treatises 21: Five Elements 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 14
• 外儲說右上第三十四 Chapter 34: A Collection of Sayings V Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 13
• 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 12
• 卷一百六十六　列傳第五十三: 王綧 隋世昌 羅璧 劉恩 石高山 鞏彥暉 蔡珍 張泰亨 賀祉 孟德子義 鄭義 張榮實 石抹狗狗 楚鼎 樊楫 張均 信苴日 王昔剌 趙宏偉 Volume 166 Biographies 53: Wang Zhun, Sui Shichang, Luo Bi, Liu En, Shi Gaoshan, Gong Yanhui, Cai Zhen, Zhang Taiheng, He Zhi, Meng Deziyi, Zheng Yi, Zhang Rongshi, Shi Mogougou, Chu Ding, Fan Ji, Zhang Jun, Xin Juri, Wang Xila, Zhao Hongwei History of Yuan 元史 — count: 12
• 卷三十五　　　　志第二十五　　五行二 Volume 35 Treatises 29: Five Elements 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 11
• 卷五十四 志第七 天文七 Volume 54 Treatises 7: Astronomy 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 11

Collocations

• 狗马 (狗馬) 試諸狗馬 — Guanzi 管子, 匡君小匡第二十 Chapter 20: Kuang Jun Xiao Kuang — count: 12
• 狗彘 (狗彘) 雞豚狗彘之畜 — Mencius 孟子, 梁惠王上 King Hui of Liang I — count: 10
• 猛狗 (猛狗) 大臣為猛狗迎而齕之 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說右上第三十四 Chapter 34: A Collection of Sayings V — count: 8
• 刍狗 (芻狗) 譬若芻狗土龍之始成 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十一　齊俗訓 Chapter 11: Combining Customs — count: 6
• 狗犬 (狗犬) 說在寡區狗犬也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十 經下 Book 10 - Canon II — count: 5
• 鸡狗 (雞狗) 牛羊豕雞狗皆三百與門材 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 5
• 狗豕 (狗豕) 取其牛馬狗豕布帛米粟貨財 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十三 魯問 Book 13 - Lu's Question — count: 4
• 吠狗 (吠狗) 請其吠狗 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
• 狗国 (狗國) 狗國在其東 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷四　墜形訓 Chapter 4: Terrestrial Forms — count: 3
• 狗猛 (狗猛) 汝狗猛耶 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說右上第三十四 Chapter 34: A Collection of Sayings V — count: 3