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阿猫阿狗

/ ā māo ā gǒu /
Strokes
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Collocation

1
这种阿猫阿狗
2
哪来的阿猫阿狗
3
什么阿猫阿狗

Definition

阿猫阿狗:

Literally means:

small potato

Actually means:

Both cats and dogs are ordinary animals in daily life and they are nothing important.

It figuratively means unimportant people or small potatoes.

It connotes contempt. It carries a derogatory sense.

“猫”和 “狗”是日常生活中普通的动物,不重要。

泛指不被重视的小人物,或随便某个人。

有轻视的意味。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as subject or object. (常做主语和宾语)
1
Zhèyàng
这样
zhòngyào
重要
de
shì
yào
zhǎo
yǒu
néng
能力
de
rén
bàn
,
shi
āmāoāgǒu
阿猫阿狗
néng
zuò
de

Such an important thing to find someone capable to do, not a cat and a dog can do.

2
Zhè
shì
gāodǎng
髙档
jiǔhuì
酒会
,
zhèxiē
这些
āmāoāgǒu
阿猫阿狗
zěnme
怎么
lái
le
?

This is a wine party, how did these cats and dogs come?

3
shì
lái
de
āmāoāgǒu
阿猫阿狗
,
jìngrán
竟然
gǎn
dào
zhè
这里
lái
dǎoluàn
捣乱

Where did he come from, cat and dog, dare to come here to make trouble.