狗追耗子 — “To meddle in others' affairs”
狗追耗子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meddle in others' affairs”. To do something that is not one's business; to be a busybody or an officious person. Literally, “A dog chasing rats”.
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狗追耗子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狗追耗子 Character Breakdown
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他不是这个项目的负责人，却总是对别人的工作指手画脚，真是狗追耗子。
He is not in charge of this project, yet he always tries to dictate others' work; he is truly meddling in others' affairs.
Idioms Related to 狗追耗子
Synonyms of 狗追耗子
More idioms starting with 狗
- gǒu狗zhàng仗rén人shì势bully with another's power
- gǒu狗zhàng仗guān官shì势bully others by flaunting official connections
- gǒu狗tōu偷shǔ鼠qiè窃petty thievery or minor troublemaking
- gǒu狗bàng傍rén人shì势bully by relying on another's power
- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐péng朋undesirable dissolute companions
- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐qún群a pack of rogues
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里tǔ吐bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙A wicked person says nothing good
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里shēng生bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙Bad people cannot say good things
- gǒu狗chī吃shǐ屎fall awkwardly and heavily
- gǒu狗fèi吠bù不jīng惊dogs bark without causing alarm
- gǒu狗fèi吠zhī之jīng惊a minor fright or false alarm
- gǒu狗fèi吠zhī之jǐng警a slight disturbance or alarm
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Open the tool →Questions about 狗追耗子
What does 狗追耗子 mean?
狗追耗子 (gǒu zhuī hào zǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meddle in others' affairs”.
How do you pronounce 狗追耗子?
狗追耗子 is pronounced gǒu zhuī hào zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狗追耗子 literally mean?
Literally, 狗追耗子 means “a dog chasing rats”. It is used to mean “to meddle in others' affairs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狗追耗子?
比喻做外行事或多管闲事。同“狗拿耗子”。