鸡飞蛋打 — “To suffer a total loss”
鸡飞蛋打 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a total loss”. To come out empty-handed, losing everything in an attempt or conflict. Literally, “The hen flew away and the eggs were smashed”.
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鸡飞蛋打 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他本来想同时投资两个项目以求双赢，结果两个都失败了，真是鸡飞蛋打一场空。
He originally intended to invest in two projects simultaneously for a win-win situation, but both failed, resulting in a total loss.
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More idioms starting with 鸡
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- 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 鸡飞蛋打 mean?
鸡飞蛋打 (jī fēi dàn dǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer a total loss”.
How do you pronounce 鸡飞蛋打?
鸡飞蛋打 is pronounced jī fēi dàn dǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鸡飞蛋打 literally mean?
Literally, 鸡飞蛋打 means “the hen flew away and the eggs were smashed”. It is used to mean “to suffer a total loss”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸡飞蛋打?
鸡飞走了，蛋打破了。比喻两头落空，一无所得。