……成狗

Chinese

			finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	dog
simp. and trad. (……成狗)		……	成	狗
Literally: “(to the point of) becoming a dog”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénggǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénggǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénggǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-kou³
    • Yale: chéng-gǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernggoou
    • Palladius: чэнгоу (čɛngou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adverb

……成狗

1. (neologism, slang, humorous) An adjectival complement that expresses an extremeness in degree.

   累成狗  ―  lèi chéng gǒu  ―  extremely tired; dog-tired

   忙成狗  ―  máng chéng gǒu  ―  extremely busy

   凍成狗／冻成狗  ―  dòng chéng gǒu  ―  extremely cold; freezing

   熱成狗／热成狗  ―  rè chéng gǒu  ―  extremely hot