What does 주구 (走狗) literally mean?

 ANSWER: running dog

My Korean-English dictionary defines 주구 (走狗) as "a tool," "a cat's paw," or "a puppet," but it literally means "running (走) dog (狗)," which refers to "hunting dogs" who do the biddings of their masters for scraps of meat.

According to Wikipedia HERE, the term "running (走) dog (狗)" is a pejorative term that has been used in China since the Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1912) to refer to a "yes man" or a "lackey." And the Communist Chinese used to refer to allies of the United States and other capitalist countries as "imperialist running dogs."

By the way, for anyone who doesn't already know, the so-called "mainstream media" in the United States are the running dogs for the American Democratic Party and the Far-Left.

From Dong-A's Prime Korean-English Dictionary