literati anecdote : idiom > (literally) a homeless dog--an outcast
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The dog funeral home
  Explanation: Lost patron, the homeless or lost their masters, Zhang anxiety panic, no place to go over those
  Source: "Historical Records family of Confucius," Dong was its forehead like Yao, the item category Gao Yao, his shoulder subclass of production, then less than Yu from three inches to the following, if the funeral home of countless dogs. "Yuan Zheng Tingyu" after the court took "the second of his two headlong off the dog, such as the funeral home, rush may slip through the net."
  Examples: Surrounded by the police rounded up, the slipping through the net a few culprits as ~ generally turn tail fled.
No. 2
  "Historical Records. Peer Confucius "" Confucius appropriate Cheng, compared with the loss of his disciples, Confucius independent Guo East Gate. Zheng Zi Gong said, or that 'the East Gate was, its forehead like Yao, the item type Gao Yao, the son of middle class shoulder, however since Following less than three inches to Yu, numerous if the funeral of a dog. '"After the loss due to analogy or to rely on ﹑ nowhere to defect to panic people.
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No. 3
  "Historical Confucius Family": "Confucius appropriate Cheng, compared with the loss of his disciples, Confucius independent Guo East Gate. Or that Zi Gong Cheng said: 'East Gate was, its forehead like Yao, the item type Gao Yao, his shoulder type Zi, Yu Ran from less than three inches to the following, if the funeral home of countless dogs. '"After the loss, due to the analogy to rely on, no place to go over or panic-stricken people. "Scholars" The Fifth: "If the funeral home where the dog headlong, rush, such as slip through the net." Lu Xun "grave of" fair play "should be put on hold": "But the revolution was finally up, a group of high horse the gentlemen, they immediately Huang Huang However, if the funeral home where the dog will pigtail disk overhead. "Kingship as a" Lun Heng Gu Xiang ":" Zigong to notice Confucius, Confucius said, pleased laugh: 'shape does not have, such as funeral dogs, however zai! natural zai! '"Lu Song" go old "poem:" countless funeral dog, Wo Wo lost once the chicken. "Li Ji," Wang Gui and Li Xiangxiang "Part 1:" poor man only as hungry funeral dog, Cui Erye harden see dead he did not save. "
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No. 4
  Rely on metaphor to lose, nowhere to defect to the person or panic.
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No. 5
  丧家之狗 (sàng jiā zhī gǒu)
  解释:比喻失去依靠、无处投奔或惊慌失措的人。
  出处:《史记·孔子世家》:“东门有人,其颡似尧,其项类皋陶,其肩类子产,然自要以下不及禹三寸,累累若丧家之狗。”晋·葛洪《抱朴子·博喻》:“肤表或不可以论中,望貌或不可以核能,仲尼似丧家之狗,公旦类朴斫之材。”元·郑廷玉《后庭花》第二折:“他两个忙忙如丧家之狗,急急似漏网之鱼。”
  示例:操亲掣宝剑押阵,率众连夜追杀,剿戮极多,降者不计其数。傕、汜望西逃命,忙忙似~。 ★明·罗贯中《三国演义》第十四回
English Expression
  1. n.:  (literally) a homeless dog--an outcast