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跖狗吠尧
zhí​gǒu​fèi​yáo

loyal to one's master

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
跖狗吠尧 跖狗吠堯 zhí​gǒu​fèi​yáo
loyal to one's master
to act solely in the interests of one's master regardless of their character (alluding to the robber Zhi's dog barking at the sage king Yao)
attacking the virtuous
to side with the wicked and maliciously attack people of talent and virtue

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  • 跖犬吠尧 zhí​quǎn​fèi​yáo