- 狗彘不如 gǒuzhìbùrú worse than a dog or pigdescribes someone whose character is extremely low and despicable, even worse than animals; literally "not even equal to a dog or swine"
- 人彘 rénzhì human pigA horrific form of torture and execution where the victim's limbs are removed, their eyes gouged out, and their ears and throat destroyed, famously inflicted upon Lady Qi by Empress Lü Zhi; also called [[人豕|人豕|ren2 shi3]].
- 彘肩 zhìjiān hog shouldershoulder of a hog; pork shoulder meat
- 杀彘教子 shāzhìjiàozǐ to kill a pig to teach a child(idiom) parents must teach by example; refers to a story where the philosopher [[曾子|曾子|zeng1 zi3]] killed a pig after his wife had jokingly promised it to their son, showing that parents should never lie to their children.
- 狗彘 gǒuzhì dogs and swineDogs and swine; often used to describe a person with despicable or contemptible behavior.
- 狗彘不若 gǒuzhìbùruò worse than a dog or pigEven more despicable than a dog or swine; used to describe a person with extremely low character or morals.
- 狗彘不食 gǒuzhìbùshí even dogs and pigs would not eat itdescribes someone so despicable and low that even dogs and pigs would refuse to eat their flesh; an idiom used to condemn a person of extremely poor character
- 行同狗彘 xíngtónggǒuzhì to behave like pigs and dogsTo behave in a despicable or vile manner; describes a person whose conduct is as base and disgusting as that of an animal.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing