lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son
画虎类犬畫虎類犬hua4 hu3 lei4 quan3
drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
灰猎犬灰獵犬hui1 lie4 quan3
greyhound
缉毒犬緝毒犬ji1 du2 quan3
drug detector dog; sniffer dog
鸡犬不宁雞犬不寧ji1 quan3 bu4 ning2
lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom); fig. great commotion; pandemonium
鸡犬升天雞犬升天ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1
lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
金毛犬金毛犬jin1 mao2 quan3
golden retriever (dog breed)
警犬警犬jing3 quan3
police dog
狂犬病狂犬病kuang2 quan3 bing4
rabies
猎犬獵犬lie4 quan3
hound; hunting dog
猎犬座獵犬座lie4 quan3 zuo4
Canes Venatici (constellation)
母犬母犬mu3 quan3
female dog; bitch
牧犬牧犬mu4 quan3
shepherd dog
牧羊犬牧羊犬mu4 yang2 quan3
sheepdog
牛头犬牛頭犬niu2 tou2 quan3
bulldog
犬齿犬齒quan3 chi3
canine tooth
犬科犬科quan3 ke1
the canines
犬戎犬戎quan3 rong2
Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China
犬儒犬儒quan3 ru2
cynic
犬儒主义犬儒主義quan3 ru2 zhu3 yi4
cynicism
犬夜叉犬夜叉quan3 ye4 cha4
Inuyasha, fictional character
犬种犬種quan3 zhong3
dog breed
萨摩耶犬薩摩耶犬sa4 mo2 ye1 quan3
Samoyed (dog)
丧家之犬喪家之犬sang4 jia1 zhi1 quan3
stray dog (idiom)
蜀犬吠日蜀犬吠日shu3 quan3 fei4 ri4
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things; alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
鹰犬鷹犬ying1 quan3
hawks and hounds; (fig.) running dogs; hired thugs