狗急跳墙 — “When driven to desperation or cornered”
狗急跳墙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When driven to desperation or cornered”. One may resort to extreme, reckless, or unconventional measures. Literally, “A desperate dog jumps over a wall”.
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狗急跳墙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 狗gǒu
- 急jí
- 跳tiào
- 墙qiáng
狗急跳墙 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 狗急跳墙
他被逼到绝境，狗急跳墙，竟然做出偷窃的蠢事。
Driven to desperation, he acted like a cornered dog, resorting to the foolish act of stealing.
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Synonyms of 狗急跳墙
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zhī之jīng惊a minor fright or false alarm
- gǒu狗fèi吠zhī之jǐng警a slight disturbance or alarm
Questions about 狗急跳墙
- What does 狗急跳墙 mean?
- 狗急跳墙 (gǒu jí tiào qiáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When driven to desperation or cornered”.
- How do you pronounce 狗急跳墙?
- 狗急跳墙 is pronounced gǒu jí tiào qiáng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 狗急跳墙 literally mean?
- Literally, 狗急跳墙 means “a desperate dog jumps over a wall”. It is used to mean “When driven to desperation or cornered”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 狗急跳墙?
- 狗急了也能跳过墙去。比喻坏人在走投无路时豁出去，不顾一切地捣乱。