stray dog; outcast; fugitive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a stray dog; a person who has lost their patronage/backing and has nowhere to turn; someone fleeing frantically in all directions
A metaphorical idiom often used to describe politicians, corrupt officials, or anyone who has lost their powerful backing and is now in a desperate, fleeing state. Carries a slightly derogatory connotation.
Dí敌
jūn军
bèi被
dǎ打
bài败
hòu后
，
rú如
sàng丧
jiā家
zhī之
quǎn犬
bān般
sì四
chù处
táo逃
cuàn窜
。
After being defeated, the enemy fled in all directions like stray dogs.
Zì自
cóng从
tā他
de的
hòu后
tái台
dǎo倒
tái台
hòu后
，
tā他
jiù就
chéng成
le了
sàng丧
jiā家
zhī之
quǎn犬
。
Ever since his patron fell from power, he has become a fugitive with nowhere to turn.
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Zhè这
xiē些
fǔ腐
bài败
fèn分
zǐ子
yī一
dàn旦
shī失
qù去
quán权
lì力
，
jiù就
huì会
biàn变
chéng成
sàng丧
jiā家
zhī之
quǎn犬
。
Once these corrupt elements lose power, they become outcasts running frantically with no refuge.