狐朋狗友 (hú péng gǒu yǒu) — bad company; disreputable friends; a gang of scoundrels
Definition
An idiom meaning 'bad company — disreputable friends who lead you astray'. The two halves 狐朋 ('fox friends') and 狗友 ('dog pals') stack two animal images to stress that these people are untrustworthy.
idiom
bad companydisreputable friendsa gang of scoundrels
Examples
- 狐朋狗友，。Tā zhěng tiān gēn nà xiē hú péng gǒu yǒu hùn zài yì qǐ, bù gān zhèng shì.He hangs out with those bad friends all day and does nothing productive.
- 狐朋狗友。Nǐ jiāo de zhè xiē hú péng gǒu yǒu zhī huì bǎ nǐ dài huài.These disreputable friends you've made will only lead you astray.
- 狐朋狗友，。Tā yǐ qián yǒu yì qún hú péng gǒu yǒu, hòu lái dōu duàn jué lái wǎng le.He used to have a gang of scoundrels, but later cut off all contact with them.
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