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桀犬吠尧
jié​quǎn​fèi​yáo

to serve a villain blindly

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
桀犬吠尧 桀犬吠堯 jié​quǎn​fèi​yáo
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.

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