狗吠之惊 — “A minor fright or scare”
狗吠之惊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a minor fright or scare”. A false alarm, often caused by something trivial. Literally, “fright from a dog's bark”.
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狗吠之惊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狗吠之惊 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 狗吠之惊
昨晚一阵风吹开了窗户，发出巨响，把我吓了一跳，原来只是狗吠之惊，没什么大不了的。
Last night, a gust of wind blew open the window with a loud bang, giving me a scare; it turned out to be just a minor fright, nothing serious at all.
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Synonyms of 狗吠之惊
More idioms starting with 狗
- gǒu狗zhàng仗rén人shì势bully with another's power
- gǒu狗zhàng仗guān官shì势bully others by flaunting official connections
- gǒu狗tōu偷shǔ鼠qiè窃petty thievery or minor troublemaking
- gǒu狗bàng傍rén人shì势bully by relying on another's power
- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐péng朋undesirable dissolute companions
- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐qún群a pack of rogues
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里tǔ吐bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙A wicked person says nothing good
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里shēng生bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙Bad people cannot say good things
- gǒu狗chī吃shǐ屎fall awkwardly and heavily
- gǒu狗fèi吠bù不jīng惊dogs bark without causing alarm
- gǒu狗fèi吠fēi非zhǔ主loyal only to one's own master
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Open the tool →Questions about 狗吠之惊
What does 狗吠之惊 mean?
狗吠之惊 (gǒu fèi zhī jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a minor fright or scare”.
How do you pronounce 狗吠之惊?
狗吠之惊 is pronounced gǒu fèi zhī jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狗吠之惊 literally mean?
Literally, 狗吠之惊 means “fright from a dog's bark”. It is used to mean “a minor fright or scare”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狗吠之惊?
吠：狗叫；惊：惊吓。比喻小的惊吓。