狗窦大开 gǒu dòu dà kāi

gap from missing teeth; toothless grin

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)

Characters

Character Meaning
狗 gǒu HSK 1
dog
窦 dòu
surname Dou; hole; aperture
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start