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丧家犬

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过着丧家犬的日子
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像条丧家犬
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如同丧家犬
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成了丧家犬

Definition

丧家犬

Literally means:

homeless dog

Actually means:

person in wretched plight

It refers to a homeless dog. Figuratively it means a person who has lost his support or backing and has not one to turn to,and is thus in a wretched plight. Derogatory.

失去主人,无家可归的狗。比喻失去依靠,无处投奔,并表现出窘迫或不安的人。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object or attributive. It can be expanded into "Sangjia zhiquan". (作宾语、定语,可扩展为“丧家之犬”)
1
Zhège
这个
tōngfàn
通缉犯
chéng
le
tiáo
sāngjiāquǎn
丧家犬
  
,
dàochù
到处
dōngduǒzàng
东躲西藏
  
,
zhěngtiān
整天
xīndiàodǎn
提心吊胆
  
,
hài
害怕
bèi
jǐngchá
警察
zhuāzhù
抓住
  

The wanted man became a bereavement dog, hiding in Tibet everywhere, worried all day long, afraid of being caught by the police.

2
Zhège
这个
shārénfàn
杀人犯
wèile
为了
táo
逃避
法律
zhìcái
制裁
  
,
tóng
如同
sāngjiāzhīquǎn
丧家之犬
  
,
chù
四处
duǒcáng
躲藏
  

The murderer went into hiding like a bereavement dog in order to evade the law.

3
Zhè
nián
hēishèhuì
黑社会
zhí
一直
zài
duīshā
追杀
  
,
de
yǒu
jiā
gǎn
huí
  
,
zhí
一直
zài
wài
外地
guò
zhāo
sāngjiāquǎn
丧家犬
de
zi
日子
  

This year the underseid community has been chasing him, scared him to have a family dare not return, has been in the field to live the day of the bereavement dog.