created sense approved 鹰犬/鷹犬 · yīngquǎn · hawks and hounds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
鹰犬 / 鷹犬
yīngquǎn
hawks and hounds
falcons and hounds used by hunters to catch prey
鹰 (literal) → 鹰/鷹 · yīng · eagle 犬 (literal) → 犬 · quǎn · dog
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 鹰犬/鷹犬 · yīngquǎn · hired thugs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
鹰犬 / 鷹犬
yīngquǎn
hired thugs
people used as tools to do someone else's dirty work; lackeys; running dogs
鹰 (literal) → 鹰/鷹 · yīng · eagle 犬 (literal) → 犬 · quǎn · dog
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition