犬いぬ猫ねこ

noun

dogs and cats; pets

Literally 'dogs and cats'; often used to refer to household pets in general.

• このアパートでは犬いぬ猫ねこを飼かってはいけません。

  You cannot keep dogs or cats in this apartment.

• 彼かの女じょは犬いぬ猫ねこが大だい好すきで、家いえに三さん匹びきもいる。

  She loves dogs and cats and has three at home.

noun

trivial thing; worthless thing

Idiomatic use: something as insignificant as a stray dog or cat; often in negative contexts implying something is treated as worthless or beneath notice.

• 彼かれは私わたしの意い見けんを犬いぬ猫ねこのように扱あつかった。

  He treated my opinion as if it were worthless.