鸡肠狗肚 — “To be extremely narrow-minded, petty, and often malicious or cruel”
鸡肠狗肚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely narrow-minded, petty, and often malicious or cruel”. Mean-spirited and vindictive. Literally, “chicken intestines and dog's stomach”.
鸡肠狗肚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 鸡
- jī鸡bù不jí及fèng凤The son is inferior to the father
- jī鸡zhēng争é鹅dòu斗to bicker constantly
- jī鸡fú伏gǔ鹄luǎn卵assign a major task to a person of limited ability
- jī鸡kǒu口niú牛hòu后Better to be a small leader than a big follower
- jī鸡shēng声é鹅dòu斗noisy quarrels and arguments
- jī鸡tóu头yú鱼cì刺trivial annoyance or inconvenience
- jī鸡shī尸niú牛cóng从Better to be a small leader than a large follower
- jī鸡qī栖fèng凤cháo巢unworthy person in high position
- jī鸡máo毛suàn蒜pí皮trivial matters
- jī鸡làn烂zuǐ嘴ba巴yìng硬argue stubbornly despite being wrong
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不níng宁cause great disturbance and chaos
- jī鸡quǎn犬bù不ān安cause great disturbance and unrest
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What does 鸡肠狗肚 mean?
鸡肠狗肚 (jī cháng gǒu dù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely narrow-minded, petty, and often malicious or cruel”.
How do you pronounce 鸡肠狗肚?
鸡肠狗肚 is pronounced jī cháng gǒu dù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鸡肠狗肚 literally mean?
Literally, 鸡肠狗肚 means “chicken intestines and dog's stomach”. It is used to mean “to be extremely narrow-minded, petty, and often malicious or cruel”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸡肠狗肚?
比喻狭窄的度量，狠毒的心肠。