to engage in cockfighting and dog racing; idleness of playboys
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to engage in cockfighting and dog racing; idle pastimes of the idle rich
literaryAn idiom describing frivolous and idle pursuits, especially associated with wealthy, aimless young men in historical contexts. Has a negative connotation. The variant '斗鸡走马' (cockfighting and horse racing) is also used with the same meaning.
Tā他
zhěng整
rì日
li里
dòu斗
jī鸡
zǒu走
gǒu狗
，
bú不
wù务
zhèng正
yè业
。
He spends his days on cockfighting and dog racing, not attending to proper business.
Zhè这
xiē些
wán纨
kù绔
zǐ子
dì弟
，
zhǐ只
huì会
dòu斗
jī鸡
zǒu走
gǒu狗
，
huī挥
huò霍
jiā家
chǎn产
。
These playboys only know how to engage in cockfighting and dog racing, squandering the family fortune.
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Dòu斗
jī鸡
zǒu走
gǒu狗
de的
shēng生
huó活
zuì最
zhōng终
ràng让
tā他
jiā家
dào道
zhōng中
luò落
。
A life of cockfighting and dog racing eventually led to the decline of his family.
Gǔ古
shí时
xǔ许
duō多
fù富
jiā家
zǐ子
dì弟
yǐ以
dòu斗
jī鸡
zǒu走
mǎ马
wéi为
lè乐
。
In ancient times, many sons of wealthy families took pleasure in cockfighting and horse racing.