Translingual[edit]
Stroke order
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Stroke order
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Han character[edit]
狗 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大竹心口 (KHPR), four-corner 47220, composition ⿰犭句)
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 709, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20345
- Dae Jaweon: page 1121, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1341, character 5
- Unihan data for U+72D7
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
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Old Chinese
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勾
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*koː, *koːs
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鉤
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*koː
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鴝
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*koː, *ɡo
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句
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*koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo
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夠
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*koː, *koːs, *kʰoː
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枸
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*koː, *koːʔ, *koʔ
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軥
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*koː, *koːs, *ɡo
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狗
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*koːʔ
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苟
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*koːʔ
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岣
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*koːʔ, *ko
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笱
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*koːʔ
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玽
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*koːʔ
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耇
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*koːʔ
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豿
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*koːʔ, *qʰroːɡ
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敂
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*koːʔ
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怐
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*koːs, *kʰoːs, *qʰoːs, *kos
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雊
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*koːs
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竘
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*kʰoːʔ, *kʰoʔ
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齁
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*qʰoː
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呴
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*qʰoːʔ, *qʰos
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蚼
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*qʰoːʔ, *ɡo
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豞
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*qʰoːs
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訽
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*qʰoːs, *ɡoːs
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佝
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*qʰoːs
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拘
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*ko
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駒
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*ko
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眗
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*ko
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跔
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*ko
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鮈
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*ko
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痀
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*ko
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蒟
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*koʔ, *kos
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絇
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*kos, *ɡo
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邭
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*kos
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劬
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*ɡo
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朐
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*ɡo
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鼩
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*ɡo
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斪
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*ɡo
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翑
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*ɡo
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葋
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*ɡo
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姁
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*ɡo, *qʰo, *qʰoʔ, *qʰos
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欨
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*qʰo, *qʰoʔ
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喣
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*qʰoʔ
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煦
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*qʰoʔ, *qʰos
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昫
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*qʰos
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *koːʔ): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).
Etymology[edit]
From some language ancestral to modern Hmong-Mien languages, from Proto-Hmong-Mien *qluwˣ (“dog”), perhaps from Proto-Austronesian *(u-)(ŋ)kuɣkuɣ (“dog”) (Norman, 1988; Benedict, 1996).
Alternatively, STEDT derives this from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n (“dog”), whence also 犬 (OC *kʰʷeːnʔ).
Less likely, it may be related to 駒 (OC *ko, “foal”), 羔 (OC *kluː, “lamb”), 𤘽 (“calf”) (Wang, 1982).
Pronunciation[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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狗
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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gǒu
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Middle Chinese
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‹ kuwX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*Cə.kˁroʔ/
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English
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dog
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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狗
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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7068
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Phonetic component
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句
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Rime group
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侯
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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苟
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Old Chinese
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/*koːʔ/
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Definitions[edit]
狗
- dog (Classifier: 隻/只 m c mn; 條/条 m)
- 餵狗 / 喂狗 ― wèi gǒu ― to feed a dog
- 累成狗 ― lèi chéng gǒu ― extremely tired [cf. dog-tired]
- (derogatory) something or someone unpleasant
- Used as an attributive.
- 狗男女 ― gǒu nánnǚ ― couple in an illicit love affair
- 狗官 ― gǒuguān ― government official
看老娘錘爆你的狗頭! [MSC, trad.]
看老娘锤爆你的狗头! [MSC, simp.]- Kàn lǎoniáng chuí bào nǐ de gǒu tóu! [Pinyin]
- See how I hammer you in your goddamn head!
- (chiefly Beijing) to flatter
- (Hong Kong, slang, derogatory) police; pig
- (obsolete) cub; young bear or tiger
- A surname.
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
狗 (“dog”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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犬
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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狗
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Taxonomic name
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犬
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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狗
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Taiwan
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狗
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Tianjin
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狗
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Harbin
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狗
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Muping
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狗子, 狗
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Jinan
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狗
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Luoyang
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狗
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Wanrong
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狗
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Xi'an
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狗
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Dingbian
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狗
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Yinchuan
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狗
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Lanzhou
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狗
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Xining
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狗
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Ürümqi
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狗
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Yanqi
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狗
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Wuhan
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狗子, 狗狗 childish, 來富 dated
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Chengdu
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狗
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Chongqing
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狗, 狗兒
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Guiyang
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狗
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Guilin
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狗
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Liuzhou
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狗
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Xuzhou
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狗
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Yangzhou
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狗, 狗子
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Nanjing
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狗
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Hefei
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狗
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Nantong
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狗子
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Malaysia
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狗
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Singapore
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狗
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Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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狗
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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狗
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Hong Kong
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狗
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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狗
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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狗
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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狗
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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狗
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Macau
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狗
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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狗
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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狗
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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狗
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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狗
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Foshan
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狗
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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狗
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Foshan (Shunde)
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狗
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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狗
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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狗
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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狗
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Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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狗
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Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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狗
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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狗
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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狗
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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狗
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Taishan
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狗
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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狗
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Enping (Niujiang)
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狗
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Heshan (Yayao)
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狗
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Dongguan
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狗
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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狗
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Shaoguan
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狗
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Yunfu
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狗
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Yangjiang
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狗
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Xinyi
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狗
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Lianjiang
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狗
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Nanning
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狗
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Wuzhou
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狗
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Yulin
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狗
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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狗
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Beihai
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狗
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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狗
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Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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狗
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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狗
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Penang (Guangfu)
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狗
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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狗
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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狗
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Móng Cái
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狗
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Gan
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Nanchang
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狗
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Lichuan
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狗
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Pingxiang
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狗
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Hakka
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Meixian
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狗, 無角羊
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Dabu (Gaobei)
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狗
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Fengshun (Tangkeng)
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狗
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Fengshun (Fengliang)
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狗
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Fengshun (Pantian)
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狗
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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狗
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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狗
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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狗
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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狗
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Conghua (Lütian)
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狗
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Changting
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狗
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Yudu
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狗子
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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狗仔
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Pingtung (Neipu, S. Sixian)
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狗仔
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong, Hailu)
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狗, 狗仔
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Taichung (Dongshi, Dabu)
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狗
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin, Raoping)
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狗
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Yunlin (Lunbei, Zhao'an)
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狗
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Hong Kong
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狗
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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狗
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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狗
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Senai (Huiyang)
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狗
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Kuching (Hepo)
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狗
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Singkawang
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狗
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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狗
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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狗兒, 狗
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Xinzhou
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狗
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Min Bei
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Jian'ou
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狗仔, 狗
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Min Dong
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Fuzhou
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犬, 犬囝
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Changle
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犬
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Fuqing
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犬
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Yongtai
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犬
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Gutian
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犬
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Fu'an
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犬
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Ningde
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犬
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Shouning
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犬
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Zhouning
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犬
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Fuding
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犬
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Matsu
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犬
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Min Nan
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Xiamen
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狗
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Quanzhou
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狗
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Zhangzhou
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狗
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Zhao'an
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狗
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Kaohsiung
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狗
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Yilan
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狗
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Changhua (Lukang)
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狗
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Taichung
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狗
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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狗
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Tainan
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狗仔
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Taitung
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狗
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Hsinchu
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狗
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Penghu (Magong)
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狗
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Penang (Hokkien)
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狗
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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狗
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Manila (Hokkien)
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狗
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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狗
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Chaozhou
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狗
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Shantou
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狗
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Haifeng
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狗
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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狗
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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狗
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Singapore (Teochew)
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狗
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Leizhou
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狗
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Wenchang
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狗
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Haikou
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狗
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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狗
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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狗
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Xianyou
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狗
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Min Zhong
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Yanping (Wangtai)
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狗
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Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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狗
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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狗, 地羊 dated, euphemistic
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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狗
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Shehua
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Fu'an
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狗
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Fuding
|
狗
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Luoyuan
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狗
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Sanming
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狗
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Shunchang
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狗
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Hua'an
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狗
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Guixi (Zhangping)
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狗
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Cangnan
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狗
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Jingning
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狗
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Lishui
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狗
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Longyou
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狗
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Chaozhou
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狗
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Fengshun
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狗
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Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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犬
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Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
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犬
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Luxi (Baisha)
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犬
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Luxi (Liangjiatan)
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犬
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Luxi (Lijiatian)
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犬
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Chengbu (Xuntou)
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犬
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Wu
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Shanghai
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狗, 汪汪狗 childish
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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狗
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Suzhou
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狗
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Danyang
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狗子
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Hangzhou
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狗
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Ningbo
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黃狗
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Wenzhou
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狗, 𡀿𡀿 childish
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Jinhua
|
狗
|
Xiang
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Changsha
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狗
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Xiangxiang
|
狗
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Loudi
|
狗
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Shuangfeng
|
狗
|
Quanzhou
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狗
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- (Hong Kong: police): 警犬 (jǐngquǎn)
Compounds[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Wutunhua: gek
See also[edit]
- (Chinese zodiac signs) 鼠 (shǔ), 牛 (niú), 虎 (hǔ), 兔 (tù), 龍/龙 (lóng), 蛇 (shé), 馬/马 (mǎ), 羊 (yáng), 猴 (hóu), 雞/鸡 (jī), 狗 (gǒu), 豬/猪 (zhū) (Category: zh:Chinese zodiac)
References[edit]
Japanese[edit]
狗
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- puppy, dog
- a sentinel
- a snoop or spy
- useless, wasteful
Readings[edit]
Compounds[edit]
References[edit]
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- New Nelson: 3565
- Halpern: 345
- Halpern Learners: not listed
- Heisig: 2341
- Tuttle Kanji Dictionary: 3g5.5
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- Source: EDICT and KANJIDIC files licensed by the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.
狗 • (inu) (counter 匹)
- Alternative spelling of 犬
狗 • (gu) (hangeul 구)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
狗: Hán Việt readings: cẩu (舉后切)[1][2][3][4]
狗: Nôm readings: cẩu[1][3][5]
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Compounds[edit]
References[edit]