丧家犬

Traditional (Taiwan): 喪家犬

sàngjiāquǎn ㄙㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄩㄢˇ

    • person who has lost support and flees with nowhere to go
    • stray dog

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
a dog that has lost its home
Meaning
A person who has lost support and flees with nowhere to go; a pitiful or contemptible figure. Like 'a stray dog'.

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