"喪家之狗" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "There is a man at the eastern gate with Yao's forehead, Gaoyao's neck and Zichan's shoulders, but below his waist he is shorter than Yu by three inches. He was dejected as the dog of a family in mourning.",
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      "roman": "Dōngmén yǒu rén, qí sǎng sì Yáo, qí xiàng lèi Gāoyáo, qí jiān lèi Zǐchǎn, rán zì yāo yǐxià bùjí Yǔ sān cùn, léiléi ruò sāngjiā zhī gǒu.",
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      "text": "東門有人，其顙似堯，其項類皋陶，其肩類子產，然自要以下不及禹三寸，纍纍若喪家之狗。",
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      "roman": "Dōngmén yǒu rén, qí sǎng sì Yáo, qí xiàng lèi Gāoyáo, qí jiān lèi Zǐchǎn, rán zì yāo yǐxià bùjí Yǔ sān cùn, léiléi ruò sāngjiā zhī gǒu.",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "东门有人，其颡似尧，其项类皋陶，其肩类子产，然自要以下不及禹三寸，累累若丧家之狗。",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Records of the Grand Historian:\n:\n喪家之狗 was later reanalysed as \"a dog that has lost its home\", which would often go hungry and wander the streets in search for food, due to neglect by its master. Later, this became a metaphor for a desperate person who has nobody to turn to.",
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        "a stray dog"
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      "zh-pron": "sàngjiāzhīgǒu"
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓ ㄍㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "song³ gaa¹ zi¹ gau²"
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      "zh-pron": "sàngjiāzhīgǒu"
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    {
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      "zh-pron": "sàngjiajhihgǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang⁴-chia¹-chih¹-kou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sàng-jyā-jr̄-gǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanqjiajygoou"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "санцзячжигоу"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanczjačžigou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "song gā jī gáu"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "song³ gaa¹ dzi¹ gau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "song³ ga¹ ji¹ geo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔːŋ³³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɔːŋ³³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
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      "word": "喪家之犬／丧家之犬"
    },
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      "roman": "sàngjiāzhīquǎn",
      "word": "喪家之犬"
    },
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      "roman": "sàngjiāzhīquǎn",
      "word": "丧家之犬、喪家狗"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sàngjiāzhīquǎn",
      "word": "丧家狗"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Emperor Yao",
    "Gao Yao (minister)",
    "Records of the Grand Historian",
    "Yu the Great",
    "Zichan"
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  "word": "喪家之狗"
}

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      "english": "There is a man at the eastern gate with Yao's forehead, Gaoyao's neck and Zichan's shoulders, but below his waist he is shorter than Yu by three inches. He was dejected as the dog of a family in mourning.",
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      "roman": "Dōngmén yǒu rén, qí sǎng sì Yáo, qí xiàng lèi Gāoyáo, qí jiān lèi Zǐchǎn, rán zì yāo yǐxià bùjí Yǔ sān cùn, léiléi ruò sāngjiā zhī gǒu.",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "東門有人，其顙似堯，其項類皋陶，其肩類子產，然自要以下不及禹三寸，纍纍若喪家之狗。",
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      "roman": "Dōngmén yǒu rén, qí sǎng sì Yáo, qí xiàng lèi Gāoyáo, qí jiān lèi Zǐchǎn, rán zì yāo yǐxià bùjí Yǔ sān cùn, léiléi ruò sāngjiā zhī gǒu.",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "东门有人，其颡似尧，其项类皋陶，其肩类子产，然自要以下不及禹三寸，累累若丧家之狗。",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓ ㄍㄡˇ"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "song³ gaa¹ zi¹ gau²"
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      "zh-pron": "sanqjiajygoou"
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      "zh-pron": "санцзячжигоу"
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      "ipa": "/sɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "song gā jī gáu"
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      "zh-pron": "song³ gaa¹ dzi¹ gau²"
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      "zh-pron": "song³ ga¹ ji¹ geo²"
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      "ipa": "/sɔːŋ³³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/sɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/sɔːŋ³³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/"
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    {
      "word": "喪家之犬／丧家之犬"
    },
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      "roman": "sàngjiāzhīquǎn",
      "word": "喪家之犬"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sàngjiāzhīquǎn",
      "word": "丧家之犬、喪家狗"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sàngjiāzhīquǎn",
      "word": "丧家狗"
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    "Emperor Yao",
    "Gao Yao (minister)",
    "Records of the Grand Historian",
    "Yu the Great",
    "Zichan"
  ],
  "word": "喪家之狗"
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