sàng jiā zhī quǎn

Traditional: 喪家之犬

丧家之犬 (sàng jiā zhī quǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. stray dog (idiom); fig. one who has nothing to rely on”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. stray dog (idiom)
  2. 2fig. one who has nothing to rely on

Characters in 丧家之犬

丧sāng · mourning家jiā · used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])犬quǎn · (literary) dog

Related words

家used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家home大家everyone之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])之前before家伙household dish, implement or furniture家伙variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]之后after; behind回家to return home之间(after a noun) between; among; amid国家country; nation; state家庭family; household

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