单身狗

單身狗
dānshēngǒu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 single person (self-deprecating internet slang)
  2. 2 'single dog'

Examples

Qíngrén Jié yòu bèi nüè, wǒ zhège dānshēngǒu hǎo cǎn.
Picked on again on Valentine's Day — pity this poor single guy.
Shuāng shíyī kuài dào le, dānshēngǒu men zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?
Singles' Day is coming — are all you single folks ready?
Tā zìchēng dānshēngǒu, qíshí tǐng xiǎngshòu yí gè rén de shēnghuó.
He calls himself a 'single dog', but he actually enjoys living alone.

Tips

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Internet slang, almost always self-deprecating. Acceptable to say about yourself or close friends who are in on the joke — calling someone else a 单身狗 unprompted can sound rude.

Stroke Order

dān
shēn
gǒu