好狗不擋路

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	dog	not; no	to obstruct the road; to be in the way
trad. (好狗不擋路)		好	狗	不	擋路
simp. (好狗不挡路)		好	狗	不	挡路
Literally: “A good dog doesn't block the way”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎo gǒu bù dǎnglù

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˇ ㄌㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎo gǒu bù dǎnglù [Phonetic: háogǒubùdǎnglù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄍㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˇ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎo gǒu bù dǎnglù
    • Wade–Giles: hao³ kou³ pu⁴ tang³-lu⁴
    • Yale: hǎu gǒu bù dǎng-lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hao goou bu daangluh
    • Palladius: хао гоу бу данлу (xao gou bu danlu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/

Idiom

好狗不擋路

1. (derogatory) out of someone's way

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 好狗唔攔路／好狗唔拦路 (hou² gau² m⁴ laan⁴ lou⁶)