a mangy cur won’t let itself be helped over a wall—a weakling;a good-for-nothing ❍ 这张华也深知利害,先不敢造次。旺儿回了凤姐。凤姐气的骂道: “真是他娘的话!怨不得俗话说,‘~’ 的!”(《红楼梦》886) Chang Hua,however,only too well aware of the danger involved,dared not bring such a charge. When Lai Wang reported this to Xifeng she fumed:“Damn him for a mangy cur that won’t let itself be helped over a wall!”