收养 收養 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption syn 热狗 熱狗 rè gǒu hot dog (loanword) 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 猎犬 獵犬 liè quǎn hound / hunting dog syn 走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey syn 警犬 jǐng quǎn police dog 猎狗 獵狗 liè gǒu hunting dog syn 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 小腿 xiǎo tuǐ lower leg (from knee to ankle) / shank syn 裤腿 褲腿 kù tuǐ trouser leg 镣铐 鐐銬 liào kào manacles and leg-irons / fetters and handcuffs syn 狗肉 gǒu ròu dog meat 脚镣 腳鐐 jiǎo liào fetters / leg-irons syn 哈巴狗 hǎ bā gǒu pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey syn 爱犬 愛犬 ài quǎn beloved pet dog 裤管 褲管 kù guǎn trouser leg 二郎腿 èr láng tuǐ one leg over the other (legs crossed) 狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet syn 野狗 yě gǒu wild dog / feral dog / stray dog 狗年 gǒu nián Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006) 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous syn 绑腿 綁腿 bǎng tuǐ leg wrappings / puttee / gaiters / leggings syn 哈士奇 hā shì qí husky (sled dog) 挂羊头卖狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue syn 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 鸡腿 雞腿 jī tuǐ chicken leg / drumstick / CL:根[gen1] 狗屎 gǒu shǐ canine excrement / dog poo / bullshit 狗日 gǒu rì lit. fucked or spawned by a dog / contemptible / lousy, fucking 流浪狗 liú làng gǒu stray dog 猪狗 豬狗 zhū gǒu pig-dog (intended as insult) / Schweinhund 狗粮 狗糧 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it) 断腿 斷腿 duàn tuǐ broken leg 吉娃娃 jí wá wa Chihuahua (dog) 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 遛狗 liù gǒu to walk a dog 斑点狗 斑點狗 bān diǎn gǒu Dalmatian (dog breed) 折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down syn 六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog syn 狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu dog-eat-dog / dogfight 小腿肚 xiǎo tuǐ dù calf (of the leg) 巴哥 bā gē pug (breed of dog) 史奴比 shǐ nú bǐ Snoopy (comic strip pet dog) 鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents syn 狗 gǒu dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] syn 哈 hā (interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with / to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇[ha1shi4qi2]) syn 脚 腳 jiǎo foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] / classifier for kicks syn 骗 騙 piàn to cheat / to swindle / to deceive / to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over syn 足 zú (bound form) foot / leg / sufficient / ample / as much as / fully syn 犬 quǎn dog / Kangxi radical 94 syn 距 jù to be at a distance of ... from / to be apart from / (bound form) distance / spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc) syn 腓 féi calf of leg / decay / protect syn 叼 diāo to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) syn 史努比 shǐ nǔ bǐ Snoopy (comic strip pet dog) 拉布拉多 lā bù lā duō Labrador, Canada / Labrador (a breed of dog) 豺 chái dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal 貉 hé raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2] syn 狩 shòu to hunt / to go hunting (as winter sport in former times) / hunting dog / imperial tour 镣 鐐 liào fetters / leg-irons / shackles syn 袜套 襪套 wà tào leg warmers 狗仗人势 狗仗人勢 gǒu zhàng rén shì a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom) / to use one's position to bully others syn 狗尾续貂 狗尾續貂 gǒu wěi xù diāo lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece 戌 xū 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300° 摇尾乞怜 搖尾乞憐 yáo wěi qǐ lián lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel syn 萨摩耶 薩摩耶 sà mó yé Samoyed (dog) 博美犬 bó měi quǎn Pomeranian (dog breed) 沙皮狗 shā pí gǒu Chinese shar-pei (dog breed) 松狮犬 鬆獅犬 sōng shī quǎn Chow Chow (dog breed) 理屈词穷 理屈詞窮 lǐ qū cí qióng lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on syn 貉子 háo zi raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called 狸 syn 西施犬 xī shī quǎn shih tzu (dog breed) 柴犬 chái quǎn shiba inu (Japanese dog breed) 单脚跳 單腳跳 dān jiǎo tiào to hop / to jump on one leg 杜宾犬 杜賓犬 dù bīn quǎn Doberman (dog breed) 金毛犬 jīn máo quǎn golden retriever (dog breed) 臁 lián sides of the lower part of the leg 踅 chì walk with one leg syn 丧家之犬 喪家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn lit. stray dog (idiom) / fig. one who has nothing to rely on 腿肚子 tuǐ dù zi calf (back of the leg below the knee) syn 夹棍 夾棍 jiā gùn leg vise (torture instrument) 牧犬 mù quǎn shepherd dog 金毛狗 jīn máo gǒu golden retriever (dog breed) / Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM) 腄 chuí callus on the hand or foot / upper leg bone of horse or bird / buttocks 靿 yào the leg of a boot or sock 猃 獫 xiǎn a kind of dog with a long snout / see 獫狁|猃狁[Xian3 yun3] syn 騺 zhì heavy horse / horse unable to move because of twisted leg / plodding 金鸡独立 金雞獨立 jīn jī dú lì golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg 爱屋及乌 愛屋及烏 ài wū jí wū lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) / involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog. syn 偷鸡摸狗 偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs syn 咬人狗儿不露齿 咬人狗兒不露齒 yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐ lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance. 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble 狗血淋头 狗血淋頭 gǒu xuè lín tóu lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) / fig. torrent of abuse 肰 rán dog meat / old variant of 然[ran2] 狗急跳墙 狗急跳牆 gǒu jí tiào qiáng a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) / to be driven to desperate action syn 狗嘴里吐不出象牙 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙 gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom) / fig. to be meddlesome 爆炸物嗅探犬 explosive detection dog / explosive detector dog / explosive sensing dog 骹 qiāo shank (the leg from knee to ankle) / leg (from hip to ankle) / (horse anatomy) pastern 靿子 yào zi leg (aka shaft) of a boot / leg of a sock 