小犬
小犬 xiǎo quǎn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˇ siu2 hyun2
- puppy
- my son (humble)
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- 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6 short but intrepid (idiom)
- 不拘小节不拘小節 bù jū xiǎo jié ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bat1 keoi1 siu2 zit3 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
- 不容小觑不容小覷 bù róng xiǎo qù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˋ bat1 jung4 siu2 ceoi3 (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly
- 柴门小户柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 画虎类犬畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ waak6 fu2 leoi6 hyun2 to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
- 鸡犬不留雞犬不留 jī quǎn bù liú ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gai1 hyun2 bat1 lau4 lit. not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom)
- 鸡犬不宁雞犬不寧 jī quǎn bù níng ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ gai1 hyun2 bat1 ning4 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
- 鸡犬升天雞犬升天 jī quǎn shēng tiān ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ gai1 hyun2 sing1 tin1 lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
- 犬马之劳犬馬之勞 quǎn mǎ zhī láo ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓ ㄌㄠˊ hyun2 maa5 zi1 lou4 lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom)