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阿貓阿狗
阿貓阿狗
See also: 阿猫阿狗
Chinese
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(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
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(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
!dog |- !trad. (阿貓阿狗) | 阿 | 貓 | 阿 | 狗 |- !simp. (阿猫阿狗) | 阿 | 猫 | 阿 | 狗 |}
Idiom
阿貓阿狗
- (pejorative) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone and everyone
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- 我們要明白這樣一個道理，世上沒有絕對完美的安排，想為某個安排挑幾個毛病出來是阿貓阿狗都能幹的事 [MSC, trad.]
- 我们要明白这样一个道理，世上没有绝对完美的安排，想为某个安排挑几个毛病出来是阿猫阿狗都能干的事 [MSC, simp.]
- From: 2005: 曹林 (Cao Lin), 春节改期：传统面前的自作聪明
- Wǒmen yào míngbái zhèyàng yīge dàolǐ, shìshàng méiyǒu juéduì wánměi de ānpái, xiǎng wèi mǒuge ānpái tiāo jǐ ge máobìng chūlái shì āmāo'āgǒu dōu néng gàn de shì [Pinyin]
- We should know that there is no such thing as a perfect plan; any Tom, Dick or Harry can find a few faults along the way.
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Synonyms
References
- Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 2007, ISBN 9789620702778