狗盗鸡鸣 — “People who resort to petty tricks or dishonest means”
狗盗鸡鸣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People who resort to petty tricks or dishonest means”. Petty skills like stealing and sneaking. Literally, “Dog stealing and cock crowing”.
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狗盗鸡鸣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狗盗鸡鸣 Character Breakdown
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他总是靠一些狗盗鸡鸣的手段来达到目的，这种做法很不光彩。
He always achieves his goals through petty and dishonest tricks; such an approach is quite ignoble.
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More idioms starting with 狗
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 狗盗鸡鸣
What does 狗盗鸡鸣 mean?
狗盗鸡鸣 (gǒu dào jī míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People who resort to petty tricks or dishonest means”.
How do you pronounce 狗盗鸡鸣?
狗盗鸡鸣 is pronounced gǒu dào jī míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狗盗鸡鸣 literally mean?
Literally, 狗盗鸡鸣 means “Dog stealing and cock crowing”. It is used to mean “People who resort to petty tricks or dishonest means”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狗盗鸡鸣?
①比喻具有微末技能。②比喻偷偷摸摸。