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dog

  • dok¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • gau² Cantonese, Jyutping
  • dok¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • gau² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • dōk Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • gáu Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • dok⁷ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • dog¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • geo² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /tɔːk̚⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /kɐu̯³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou

Where it comes from

對譯自粵語 狗 (gau2)，後者為九 (gau2，“九”) 的同音字，而「九」又是鳩／鸠 (gau1，“陰莖；愚笨”) 的委婉語。

noun

  1. Internet, Leet, euphemistic, 香港粵語 鳩／鸠 (gau1)的另一種寫法

adjective

  1. Internet, Leet, euphemistic, 香港粵語 鳩／鸠 (gau1)的另一種寫法

noun

  1. 香港粵語 拉丁字母字母D/d的名稱。

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"dog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/dog. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dog. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/dog

Chicago

"dog." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/dog.

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@misc{dog_2026,
  title = {dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}