"running dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: running dogs [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 走狗 (zǒugǒu, “running dog”) (see also 狗腿子 (gǒutuǐzi) and 狗腿 (gǒutuǐ)), used as an insult by the governments of the People's Republic of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (주구/走狗 (jugu)) against those supportive of the great imperialist powers, variously including Russia and the United States. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|zh|走狗|t=running dog}} Calque of Chinese 走狗 (zǒugǒu, “running dog”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} running dog (plural running dogs)
  1. (derogatory) A lackey; a lapdog; an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people. Wikipedia link: running dog Tags: derogatory Translations (lackey): 走狗 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 走狗 (zau² gau²) (Chinese Cantonese), 走狗 (zǒugǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 狗腿子 (gǒutuǐzi) (Chinese Mandarin), 狗腿 (gǒutuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), kätyri (Finnish), lakeija (Finnish), perseennuolija [vulgar] (Finnish), lacaio [masculine] (Galician), 走狗 (sōku) (alt: そうく) (Japanese), 주구 (jugu) (alt: 走狗) (Korean), при́хвостень (príxvostenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), холу́й (xolúj) [masculine] (Russian), komprador (Turkish), uşak (Turkish), chó săn (Vietnamese), tẩu cẩu (alt: 走狗) (Vietnamese)

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