狗咬狗

Chinese

		dog	bite; nip	dog
simp. and trad. (狗咬狗)		狗	咬	狗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǒuyǎogǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² ngaau⁵ gau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǒuyǎogǒu [Phonetic: góuyáogǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goouyeaugoou
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² ngaau⁵ gau²
  - Yale: gáu ngáauh gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² ngaau⁵ gau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² ngao⁵ geo²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ ŋäːu̯¹³ kɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

狗咬狗

(figuratively) dog eat dog; ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive
(figuratively) a bad person fights with another bad person

See also

(alternative form of sense "a bad person fights with another bad person") 狗咬狗，一嘴毛

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