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Character Decomposition
吠=口+犬
Etymology
The sound a dog 犬 makes with their mouth 口
Meanings
to bark
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Words with 吠 29 total
to bark furiously · to howl狂吠kuáng fèito bark · to yelp吠叫fèi jiàoVedas (Hindu sacred writings or legends)吠陀fèi tuóbark · to bark狗吠gǒu fèipoor style of writing · like asses braying and dogs barking驴鸣狗吠lǘ míng gǒu fèilit. like a donkey braying and a dog barking (idiom) · fig. (of writing or speech) crude and clumsy驴鸣犬吠lǘ míng quǎn fèiRigveda, Indian religious poem梨俱吠陀Lí jù fèi tuólit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things · alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day蜀犬吠日Shǔ quǎn fèi rìAyurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)阿育吠陀A1 yù fèi tuó
Idioms with 吠 27 total
(idiom) a dog barks at someone who is not its master; fig. to serve one's own master (in the old sense of loyalty)吠非其主fèi fēi qí zhǔslavishly echo others · when one dog barks at a shadow all the others join in · one dog barks at a shadow, and many bark at the sound · blindly chime in with others吠影吠声fèi yǐng fèi shēngeveryone acts according to the nature of the man whom he serves · the tyrant Chieh's cur yapping at the sage King Yao · utterly unscrupulous in it's zeal to please its master · Chieh's dog barked at Yao桀犬吠尧jié quǎn fèi yáo