狗竇

狗竇

1. hole that permits the passage of dogs; doggie door

   • 吳時，將軍朱桓，得一婢，每夜臥後，頭輒飛去。或從狗竇，或從天窗中出入，以耳為翼，將曉，復還。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吴时，将军朱桓，得一婢，每夜卧后，头辄飞去。或从狗窦，或从天窗中出入，以耳为翼，将晓，复还。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《搜神記》 (In Search of the Sacred)

     Wú shí, jiàngjūn Zhū Huán, dé yī bì, měiyè wò hòu, tóu zhé fēi qù. Huò cóng gǒudòu, huò cóng tiānchuāng zhōng chūrù, yǐ ěr wéi yì, jiāng xiǎo, fùhái. [Pinyin]

     During Wu, there was a general named Zhu Huan who took one of their women captive. Every night after he fell asleep, her head would immediately fly off. It would enter and exit through the dog's hole or the skylight, flying about using its ears as wings, and would return before dawn.

狗竇

1. (Cantonese, Hakka) "dog's nest" (used in comparisons to describe a dump/mess/pigsty)

   狗竇咁亂 / 狗窦咁乱 [Cantonese]  ―  gau² dau³ gam³ lyun⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  unkempt; untidy; messy

   亂到狗竇噉 / 乱到狗窦噉 [Cantonese]  ―  lyun⁶ dou³ gau² dau³ gam² [Jyutping]  ―  unkempt; untidy; messy

2. (Hakka) kennel; doghouse

• (kennel): 狗窩／狗窝 (gǒuwō), 狗屋 (gǒuwū); (Min Nan) 狗岫