虐狗
Chinese
| oppressive; tyrannical | dog | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (虐狗) | 虐 | 狗 | |
| simp. #(虐狗) | 虐 | 狗 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nüègǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nyuègǒu
- Wade–Giles: nüeh4-kou3
- Yale: nywè-gǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niuehgoou
- Palladius: нюэгоу (njuegou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ny̯ɛ⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
虐狗
- (literally) to torture a dog
- (neologism, slang, humorous) to torture the “single dog” (單身狗), i.e. to “torture” an unpartnered person by publicly displaying one's affection in a couple