疯狂 瘋狂 fēng kuáng crazy / frenzied / wild syn 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) 野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal syn 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 野心 yě xīn ambition / wild schemes / careerism 猎犬 獵犬 liè quǎn hound / hunting dog syn 野生 yě shēng wild / undomesticated 走狗 zǒu gǒu hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey syn 野性 yě xìng wild nature / unruliness 野猪 野豬 yě zhū wild boar (Sus scrofa) / CL:頭|头[tou2] 警犬 jǐng quǎn police dog 欣喜若狂 xīn xǐ ruò kuáng to be wild with joy (idiom) syn 猎狗 獵狗 liè gǒu hunting dog syn 捕猎 捕獵 bǔ liè to catch (wild animals) / to hunt syn 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 瞎猜 xiā cāi to make a wild guess / blind guess 荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth / overgrown / grown wild syn 想入非非 xiǎng rù fēi fēi to indulge in fantasy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 蛮荒 蠻荒 mán huāng savage / wild / uncivilized territory syn 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs syn 猖獗 chāng jué to be rampant / to run wild syn 胡诌 胡謅 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble syn 狗肉 gǒu ròu dog meat 野味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 野鸭 野鴨 yě yā wild duck / mallard (Anas platyrhyncha) syn 遐想 xiá xiǎng reverie / daydream / to be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts 狗腿子 gǒu tuǐ zi dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug syn 哈巴狗 hǎ bā gǒu pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey syn 狂放 kuáng fàng wild / unrestrained 爱犬 愛犬 ài quǎn beloved pet dog 开垦 開墾 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation / to put under the plow syn 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 狸猫 狸貓 lí māo leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet syn 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 野菜 yě cài wild herb / potherb 遐思 xiá sī to fancy from afar / reverie / wild and fanciful thoughts syn 狗年 gǒu nián Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006) 大雁 dà yàn wild goose / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous 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 狂野 kuáng yě coarse and wild 野生动物 野生動物 yě shēng dòng wù wild animal 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one's imagination run wild syn 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 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 乱搞 亂搞 luàn gǎo to make a mess / to mess with / to be wild / to sleep around / to jump into bed 荒草 huāng cǎo weeds / brush (vegetation) / wild grassland syn 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) 大雁塔 dà yàn tǎ Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an 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 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 野生植物 yě shēng zhí wù plants in the wild 寻花问柳 尋花問柳 xún huā wèn liǔ lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom) / fig. to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 遛狗 liù gǒu to walk a dog 斑点狗 斑點狗 bān diǎn gǒu Dalmatian (dog breed) 妄念 wàng niàn wild fantasy / unwarranted thought syn 茭白 jiāo bái Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot syn 外卡 wài kǎ (sports) wild card (loanword) 细辛 細辛 xì xīn Manchurian wild ginger (family Asarum) 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 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 疯 瘋 fēng insane / mad / wild 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 狂 kuáng mad / wild / violent syn 犬 quǎn dog / Kangxi radical 94 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 菰 gū Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom syn 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° 莘 xīn Asarum / Wild ginger / also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1] syn 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) 野鸳鸯 野鴛鴦 yě yuān yāng wild mandarin duck / (derog.) illicit lovers / unorthodox couple 松狮犬 鬆獅犬 sōng shī quǎn Chow Chow (dog breed) 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) 杜宾犬 杜賓犬 dù bīn quǎn Doberman (dog breed) 