走狗

Attestable in pre-Qin texts in the "hunting dog" sense.[1]

走狗

1. (literary) hunting dog; hound
2. (literary, historical) dog racing game in ancient times
3. (figuratively, politics, derogatory) running dog; lackey; cat's paw; person subservient to counterrevolutionary or evil interests

   資本家的走狗 / 资本家的走狗  ―  zīběnjiā de zǒugǒu  ―  running dog of capitalists

   • 這些國家的人民起來反對美帝國主義的和其他帝國主義的走狗，也就是反對帝國主義的反動統治。 [MSC, trad.]
     这些国家的人民起来反对美帝国主义的和其他帝国主义的走狗，也就是反对帝国主义的反动统治。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1968, Mao Zedong, Chairman Mao's "The Movement of World Revolution" (毛主席论世界革命)

     Zhèxiē guójiā de rénmín qǐlái fǎnduì měidìguózhǔyì de hé qítā dìguózhǔyì de zǒugǒu, yějiùshì fǎnduì dìguózhǔyì de fǎndòng tǒngzhì. [Pinyin]

     People opposed to the reactionary rule of imperialism in these countries are rising up against U.S. imperialism and other running dogs of imperialism.

4. (literary, humble) self-deprecating form of address for oneself; the servant me; I, the follower

• (hunting dog): 獵狗／猎狗 (liègǒu), 獵犬／猎犬 (lièquǎn)
• (running dog):

走狗

1. (literary) to make a dog hunt or run

走狗 (hiragana そうく, rōmaji sōku)

1. hound
2. a tool of another person, cat's paw
   • 1929, 小林多喜二, 不在地主:

     警察 (けいさつ)は如 (い)何 (か)にも君等 (きみら)の言 (い)う通 (とお)り、資 (し)本 (ほん)家 (か)の走 (そう)狗 (く)だ。

     Keisatsu wa ika ni mo kimi-ra no iu-tōri, shihonka no sōku da.

     Like you all said, those police are nothing more than capitalist tools.