狗仔

gǒuzǎi

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

门口站着好几个狗仔，等着拍那位明星。

Ménkǒu zhàn zhe hǎojǐ ge gǒuzǎi, děng zhe pāi nà wèi míngxīng.

Several paparazzi were standing at the door, waiting to photograph the star.

HSK 7-9

两人约会的照片被狗仔偷拍，隔天一早就上了热搜。

Liǎng rén yuēhuì de zhàopiàn bèi gǒuzǎi tōupāi, gétiān yìzǎo jiù shàng le rèsōu.

Photos of the two of them on a date were taken by paparazzi and were trending by the next morning.

history

Short for 狗仔队, a term from Hong Kong entertainment news. 仔 is read zǎi here, 'young one' or 'guy', as in 打工仔.

狗 gǒu

仔 zǎi