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(lit.) stray dog (idiom) · (fig.) one who has nothing to rely on

丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn
s+àng·4th tonej+iā·1st tonezh+ī·1st toneq+üǎn·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
sb or sth detested by all · target of scorn · anathema · cf. 老鼠過街，，人人喊打过街老鼠guò jiē lǎo shǔ(lit.) a fish that escaped the net (idiom) · (fig.) sb or sth that slips through the net漏网之鱼lòu wǎng zhī yú
Antonyms
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around · to bluff · to bluster耀武扬威yào wǔ yáng wēi
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