Beating people and swearing at dogs(dǎ rén mà gǒu)

Beating people and swearing at dogs

Beating people and swearing dogs, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à R é nm à g à u, which means to abuse people and show authority. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 69 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "Qiutong saw Jia Lian ask for medical treatment, beat people and scold dogs, and devoted himself to his second sister. He had already soaked a jar of vinegar in his heart."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, object, or attribute.

Chinese PinYin : dǎ rén mà gǒu