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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: running dog

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]

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running dog

Mar 27th 2013, 00:59

Revision as of 00:57, 27 March 2013 (edit) Atitarev (Talk \| contribs)		Latest revision as of 00:59, 27 March 2013 (edit) (undo) Atitarev (Talk \| contribs)
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	{{trans-top\|lackey}}		{{trans-top\|lackey}}
−	* Chinese: [[走狗]]	+	* Chinese:
	*: Cantonese: {{tø\|yue\|走狗\|tr=zau2 gau2\|sc=Hani}}		*: Cantonese: {{tø\|yue\|走狗\|tr=zau2 gau2\|sc=Hani}}
	*: Mandarin: {{t\|cmn\|走狗\|tr=zǒugǒu\|sc=Hani}}		*: Mandarin: {{t\|cmn\|走狗\|tr=zǒugǒu\|sc=Hani}}
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	{{trans-mid}}		{{trans-mid}}
	* Japanese: {{t\|ja\|走狗\|tr=そうく, sōku\|sc=Jpan}}		* Japanese: {{t\|ja\|走狗\|tr=そうく, sōku\|sc=Jpan}}
−	* Korean: {{t\|ko\|주구\|tr=jugu\|sc=Kore}}, {{t\|ko\|走狗\|sc=Kore}}	+	* Korean: {{t\|ko\|주구\|tr=jugu\|sc=Kore}} ({{t\|ko\|走狗\|sc=Kore}})
−	* Vietnamese: {{t-\|vi\|chó săn}}	+	* Vietnamese: {{t-\|vi\|chó săn}}, {{t\|vi\|tẩu cẩu}} ({{t\|vi\|走狗}})
	{{trans-bottom}}		{{trans-bottom}}
		+
		+	{{trans-see\|lackey}}

	[[et:running dog]]		[[et:running dog]]

Latest revision as of 00:59, 27 March 2013

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

A calque of the Mandarin phrase 走狗 (zǒugǒu) (literally "running dog"; similar terms include 狗腿子 and 狗腿), often used as an insult by the communist government of the People's Republic of China against nations perceived to be in thrall to "imperialist" powers such as the United States

[edit] Noun

running dog (plural running dogs)

Lackey; an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people; similar in this sense to the English word lapdog.

[edit] Translations

lackey

Chinese:
Cantonese: 走狗 (zau2 gau2)

Mandarin: 走狗 (cmn) (zǒugǒu)

Min Nan: 走狗 (nan) (cháu-káu)

Japanese: 走狗 (ja) (そうく, sōku)
Korean: 주구 (ko) (jugu) (走狗 (ko))
Vietnamese: chó săn (vi), tẩu cẩu (vi) (走狗 (vi))

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