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猪狗不如

English translation: no better than animals

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Chinese term or phrase:猪狗不如
English translation:no better than animals
Entered by: Gary Key

03:53 Jan 1, 2006
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Chinese term or phrase: 猪狗不如
没有良心的人,道德败坏,猪狗不如.
joklin76
Local time: 07:05
they are no better than animals
Explanation:
16,100 Google hits

www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,462121,00.html
Guardian Unlimited
The Sun will describe the enemy as "no better than animals". But eventually,British determination and military know-how will win through...

www.ondoctrine.com/00news33.htm - 26k
We're no better than animals, and we ought not to think that we are. If we evolved from sheer matter, why should we esteem what is spiritual?

www.atimes.com/atimes/China/EG24Ad01.htm
Asia Times - Rule of law vs Confucianism
... based on the ideas of Zhougong, human beings would be no better than animals,which Confucius regarded with contempt. ... Their success is due also to the terminal decadence of the decrepit governmental machinery of dying dynasties, ...
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Gary Key
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:05
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2a piece of shit
Twinpens (X)
5lead a dog's life
weihong liu
4 +1they are no better than animals
Gary Key
4Moral degeneration, worse than swines
Ray Luo
4no better than beasts
anastasia t (X)
1 +2worse than an animal
billychang
3malicious，cruel， wicked
Ritchest
2like a swine
Chen Star


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
猪狗不如
a piece of shit


Explanation:
a piece of shit

Twinpens (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  billychang: Don't think it is appropriate
19 mins
agree  Denyce Seow: Actually.... this might work. ;) // "Scumbag" would fit here too. Actually it's not necessary to translate literally and bring out the animals here. Other expressions that have the same level of despise work too. ;D
15 hrs
  -> Thanks. This is what American says.
agree  licullen: it is how the canadians say it too.
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Thanks
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
猪狗不如
worse than an animal


Explanation:
..

billychang
Local time: 18:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philip Tang: worse than animals (to indicate more than one kind of animal)
15 hrs
agree  Denyce Seow
15 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
道德败坏,猪狗不如
Moral degeneration, worse than swines


Explanation:
swine (PERSON) noun [C] plural
swine or swines OLD-FASHIONED
a person whom you consider to be extremely unpleasant and unkind:


Ray Luo
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
猪狗不如
lead a dog's life


Explanation:
过着狗的日子，猪狗不如。

weihong liu
China
Local time: 07:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Denyce Seow: lead a dog's life. - live a hard life, work hard and be treated unkindly
9 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
猪狗不如
they are no better than animals


Explanation:
16,100 Google hits

www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,462121,00.html
Guardian Unlimited
The Sun will describe the enemy as "no better than animals". But eventually,British determination and military know-how will win through...

www.ondoctrine.com/00news33.htm - 26k
We're no better than animals, and we ought not to think that we are. If we evolved from sheer matter, why should we esteem what is spiritual?

www.atimes.com/atimes/China/EG24Ad01.htm
Asia Times - Rule of law vs Confucianism
... based on the ideas of Zhougong, human beings would be no better than animals,which Confucius regarded with contempt. ... Their success is due also to the terminal decadence of the decrepit governmental machinery of dying dynasties, ...

Gary Key
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denyce Seow
9 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
猪狗不如
malicious，cruel， wicked


Explanation:
malicious，cruel， wicked
bad-natured, beastly, bitchy, evil-minded,

Ritchest
Local time: 07:05
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 15
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
猪狗不如
no better than beasts


Explanation:
猪狗 describes beasts
不如 no better than

anastasia t (X)
Local time: 07:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
猪狗不如
like a swine


Explanation:
just FYR



D:\我收集的词汇，未核对\港台汉英简体词典.txt
行 91609 - 猪.1 N.10 <猪狗>不如 worse than pigs or dogs, like a swine.
找到 1 处。
正在处理文件: D:\我收集的词汇，未核对\台湾宇宙浪子.txt
行 172 - 文祥笑说:"你抱怨什麽 有心有肝又怎样 <猪狗>不都有心肝吗 ||"Xiang laughed: "What're you complaining about Even if you have feelings,so what Don't pigs and dogs have feelings,too "


Chen Star
Local time: 07:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
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