dòu
zǒu
gǒu

idiom
archaic

Meaning of 斗鸡走狗

斗鸡走狗 means to engage in cockfighting and dog racing; idle pastimes of the idle rich. Pronounced dòu jī zǒu gǒu.

  • to engage in cockfighting and dog racing; idle pastimes of the idle rich

Definitions & Examples

zhěng
li
dòu
zǒu
gǒu
 
zhèng
 

He spends his days on cockfighting and dog racing, not attending to proper business.

Zhè
xiē
wán
 
zhǐ
huì
dòu
zǒu
gǒu
 
huī
huò
jiā
chǎn
 

These playboys only know how to engage in cockfighting and dog racing, squandering the family fortune.

Dòu
zǒu
gǒu
de
shēng
huó
zuì
zhōng
ràng
jiā
dào
zhōng
luò
 

A life of cockfighting and dog racing eventually led to the decline of his family.

shí
duō
jiā
dòu
zǒu
wéi
 

In ancient times, many sons of wealthy families took pleasure in cockfighting and horse racing.