丧家之犬 (sàng jiā zhī quǎn) — (fig.) a person who has lost their support and has nowhere to turn; a down-and-out person; (noun, original meaning) stray dog; homeless dog (literal meaning of 丧家之犬)

Определение

Примеры

• 他被人赶出来，像一条丧家之犬一样没地方去。
  Tā bèi rén gǎn chū lái, xiàng yì tiáo sàng jiā zhī quǎn yí yàng méi dì fāng qù.
  He was driven out by others, like a stray dog with nowhere to go.
• 战乱过后，很多平民成了丧家之犬，四处流浪。
  Zhàn luàn guò hòu, hěn duō píng mín chéng le sàng jiā zhī quǎn, sì chù liú làng.
  After the war, many civilians became homeless stray dogs, wandering everywhere.
• 他破产之后，朋友都远离他，他觉得自己像一只丧家之犬。
  Tā pò chǎn zhī hòu, péng you dōu yuǎn lí tā, tā jué de zì jǐ xiàng yì zhī sàng jiā zhī quǎn.
  After he went bankrupt, his friends all kept their distance, and he felt like an outcast.