狗仔隊

Etymology
Originally Hong Kong. When the word was first introduced to Hong Kong, it was frequently rendered as  for easier pronunciation, and because puppies follow people around in a similar way to paparazzi. Later on, was used as a. Still later, was added. The term eventually spread in popularity from Hong Kong to other Chinese-speaking areas, such as the PRC and Taiwan, where the Mandarin pronunciation of the characters is used.

Noun

 * 1) paparazzi; paparazzo