狗盗鸡啼 — “Possessing petty, insignificant, or ignoble skills”
狗盗鸡啼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Possessing petty, insignificant, or ignoble skills”. Engaging in minor tricks or deceptions. Literally, “dog stealing and cock crowing”.
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狗盗鸡啼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狗盗鸡啼 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 狗盗鸡啼
他虽然只懂得一些狗盗鸡啼的本事，但在团队遇到困境时，这些小技巧也意外地解决了燃眉之急。
Although he only possessed some petty tricks, these minor skills unexpectedly resolved an urgent problem when the team faced difficulties.
Idioms Related to 狗盗鸡啼
Synonyms of 狗盗鸡啼
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
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What does 狗盗鸡啼 mean?
狗盗鸡啼 (gǒu dào jī tí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Possessing petty, insignificant, or ignoble skills”.
How do you pronounce 狗盗鸡啼?
狗盗鸡啼 is pronounced gǒu dào jī tí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狗盗鸡啼 literally mean?
Literally, 狗盗鸡啼 means “dog stealing and cock crowing”. It is used to mean “Possessing petty, insignificant, or ignoble skills”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狗盗鸡啼?
比喻具有微末技能。同“狗盗鸡鸣”。