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狗头军师
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狗头军师 — “Dog-headed strategist”

狗头军师 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is keen on offering advice, but their suggestions are often poor or ill-conceived; also refers to someone who specializes in giving bad or villainous counsel”. Literally, “dog-headed strategist”.

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狗头军师 Pronunciation and Pinyin

狗头军师 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
狗
gǒu8dog
头
tóu5head
军
jūn6military, army, corps
师
shī6teacher, master, or division

Example Sentence with 狗头军师

他虽然总爱给人出主意,但常常是些馊主意,简直就是个狗头军师。
Although he always likes to offer advice, his ideas are often terrible; he's practically a dog-headed strategist.

Idioms Related to 狗头军师

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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Questions about 狗头军师

What does 狗头军师 mean?

狗头军师 (gǒu tóu jūn shī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is keen on offering advice, but their suggestions are often poor or ill-conceived; also refers to someone who specializes in giving bad or villainous counsel”.

How do you pronounce 狗头军师?

狗头军师 is pronounced gǒu tóu jūn shī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 狗头军师 literally mean?

Literally, 狗头军师 means “dog-headed strategist”. It is used to mean “a person who is keen on offering advice, but their suggestions are often poor or ill-conceived; also refers to someone who specializes in giving bad or villainous counsel”.

What is the Chinese definition of 狗头军师?

比喻爱给人出主意而主意又不高明的人。也比喻专门出坏主意的人。

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