走狗
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Chinese[edit]
to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave |
dog | ||
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simp. and trad. (走狗) |
走 | 狗 | |
Literally: “running dog”. |
Etymology[edit]
Attestable in pre-Qin texts in the "hunting dog" sense.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
走狗
- (literary) hunting dog; hound
- (literary, historical) dog racing game in ancient times
- (figurative, politics, derogatory) running dog; lackey; cat's paw; person subservient to counterrevolutionary or evil interests
- 這些國家的人民起來反對美帝國主義的和其他帝國主義的走狗,也就是反對帝國主義的反動統治。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1968, Mao Zedong, Chairman Mao's "The Movement of World Revolution" (毛主席论世界革命)
- Zhèxiē guójiā de rénmín qǐlái fǎnduì měidìguózhǔyì de hé qítā dìguózhǔyì de zǒugǒu, yě jiùshì fǎnduì dìguózhǔyì de fǎndòng tǒngzhì. [Pinyin]
- People opposed to the reactionary rule of imperialism in these countries are rising up against U.S. imperialism and other running dogs of imperialism.
这些国家的人民起来反对美帝国主义的和其他帝国主义的走狗,也就是反对帝国主义的反动统治。 [MSC, simp.]
- (literary, humble) self-deprecating form of address for oneself; the servant me; I, the follower
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: running dog (calque)
Verb[edit]
走狗
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 文若愚 (2014) 语言常识全知道, 中国华侨出版社
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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走 | 狗 |
そう Grade: 2 |
く Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Noun[edit]
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