狗奴

gǒunú

noun

Meanings

1 dog slave (self-deprecating term for a devoted dog owner)
2 someone wrapped around their dog's paw

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Examples

他每天下班先遛狗,真是个狗奴。

Tā měi tiān xiàbān xiān liùgǒu, zhēn shì gè gǒunú.

He walks the dog before anything else after work — a total dog slave.

当了狗奴以后,工资一半都花在它身上。

Dāngle gǒunú yǐhòu, gōngzī yībàn dōu huā zài tā shēnshang.

Ever since I became a dog slave, half my salary goes to him.

Tips

culture

Part of the pet-parent slang family with 猫奴 (cat slave) and 铲屎官 ("poop-scooping officer"). Self-applied with affection, not an insult.

Stroke Order

狗 gǒu

奴 nú