created sense approved 桀犬吠尧/桀犬吠堯 · jiéquǎnfèiyáo · to serve a villain blindly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
桀犬吠尧 / 桀犬吠堯
jiéquǎnfèiyáo
to serve a villain blindly
Meaning "the tyrant Jie's dog barks at the sage King Yao"; used to describe a henchman who attacks good people or commits crimes simply because they are loyal to an evil master.
桀 (literal) → 桀 · jié · Jie of Xia 犬 (literal) → 犬 · quǎn · dog 吠 (literal) → 吠 · fèi · to bark 尧 (literal) → 尧/堯 · yáo · Emperor Yao
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