鹰犬
yīng quǎn
Pinyin

Definition

鹰犬
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yīng quǎn
  1. hawks and hounds
  2. (fig.) running dogs
  3. hired thugs

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

犬
quǎn
  1. 1 dog
  2. 2 Kangxi radical 94
鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng
  1. 1 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. great commotion
  3. 3 pandemonium
导盲犬
dǎo máng quǎn
  1. 1 guide dog (for the blind)
  2. 2 Seeing Eye dog
爱犬
ài quǎn
  1. 1 beloved pet dog
牧羊犬
mù yáng quǎn
  1. 1 sheepdog
犬夜叉
Quǎn yè chà
  1. 1 Inuyasha, fictional character
猎犬
liè quǎn
  1. 1 hound
  2. 2 hunting dog
警犬
jǐng quǎn
  1. 1 police dog
鸡犬升天
jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
公犬
gōng quǎn
  1. 1 male dog
博美犬
Bó měi quǎn
  1. 1 Pomeranian (dog breed)
丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn
  1. 1 stray dog (idiom)
寻回犬
xún huí quǎn
  1. 1 retriever
巴哥犬
bā gē quǎn
  1. 1 pug (breed of dog)
搜救犬
sōu jiù quǎn
  1. 1 search and rescue dog
梗犬
gěng quǎn
  1. 1 terrier
母犬
mǔ quǎn
  1. 1 female dog
  2. 2 bitch
牛头犬
niú tóu quǎn
  1. 1 bulldog
牧犬
mù quǎn
  1. 1 shepherd dog
犬儒
quǎn rú
  1. 1 cynic

Idioms (6)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn
  1. 1 stray dog (idiom)
画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn
  1. 1 drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
蜀犬吠日
Shǔ quǎn fèi rì
  1. 1 lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
  2. 2 alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng
  1. 1 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. great commotion
  3. 3 pandemonium
鸡犬升天
jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

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