似狗似友
[sì gŏu sì yŏu]
'似狗似友' (sì gǒu sì yǒu) translates as 'like dog, like friend,' depicting a relationship that might not be purely categorized as friendship but has its own loyalty and intimacy resembling both the companionship of a dog and that of a true friend. It may describe complex relationships with a tone of satire.