chú​gǒu

straw dog

  • created sense approved 刍狗/芻狗 · chú​gǒu · straw dog — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刍狗 / 芻狗

    chú​gǒu

    straw dog

    dog figurine woven from straw, used in ancient sacrificial ceremonies and discarded immediately afterward

    刍 (literal) → 刍/芻 · chú · fodder 狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 刍狗/芻狗 · chú​gǒu · disposable person or thing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刍狗 / 芻狗

    chú​gǒu

    disposable person or thing

    person or object that is treated as worthless and discarded after use

    刍 (literal) → 刍/芻 · chú · fodder 狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense