鸡飞狗跳
jī fēi gǒu tiào
Pinyin

Definition

鸡飞狗跳
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jī fēi gǒu tiào
  1. lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
  2. fig. in chaos
  3. in disarray

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

狗
gǒu
  1. 1 dog
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
跳
tiào
  1. 1 to jump
  2. 2 to hop
  3. 3 to skip over
  4. 4 to bounce
  5. 5 to palpitate
小狗
xiǎo gǒu
  1. 1 pup
  2. 2 puppy
心跳
xīn tiào
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 pulse
搜狗
Sōu gǒu
  1. 1 Sougou (searching dog) search engine, www.sogou.com
活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào
  1. 1 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
  2. 2 healthy and active
狗仔
gǒu zǎi
  1. 1 paparazzi
狗屁
gǒu pì
  1. 1 bullshit
  2. 2 nonsense
狗屎
gǒu shǐ
  1. 1 canine excrement
  2. 2 dog poo
  3. 3 bullshit
狗窝
gǒu wō
  1. 1 doghouse
  2. 2 kennel
狗肉
gǒu ròu
  1. 1 dog meat
狗腿
gǒu tuǐ
  1. 1 lackey
  2. 2 henchman
  3. 3 to kiss up to
狗血
gǒu xiě
  1. 1 melodramatic
  2. 2 contrived
跳出
tiào chū
  1. 1 to jump out
  2. 2 fig. to appear suddenly
跳动
tiào dòng
  1. 1 to throb
  2. 2 to pulse
  3. 3 to bounce
  4. 4 to jiggle
  5. 5 to jump about
跳槽
tiào cáo
  1. 1 to change jobs
  2. 2 job-hopping
跳楼
tiào lóu
  1. 1 to jump from a building (to kill oneself)
  2. 2 fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)
跳水
tiào shuǐ
  1. 1 to dive (into water)
  2. 2 (sports) diving
  3. 3 to commit suicide by jumping into water
  4. 4 (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
跳绳
tiào shéng
  1. 1 to jump rope
  2. 2 jump rope
跳舞
tiào wǔ
  1. 1 to dance

Idioms (20)

人模狗样
rén mó gǒu yàng
  1. 1 (idiom) to pose
  2. 2 to put on airs
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
  1. 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
  2. 2 to pilfer
  3. 3 to dally with women
  4. 4 to have affairs
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
  1. 1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu
  1. 1 if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
引狗入寨
yǐn gǒu rù zhài
  1. 1 to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
心怦怦跳
xīn pēng pēng tiào
  1. 1 The heart thumps wildly. (idiom)
心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào
  1. 1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
  3. 3 to hit sb when he's down
指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make indirect criticisms
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
欢蹦乱跳
huān bèng luàn tiào
  1. 1 glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)
活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào
  1. 1 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
  2. 2 healthy and active
狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu
  1. 1 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
狐群狗党
hú qún gǒu dǎng
  1. 1 a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom)
  2. 2 a gang of rogues
狗仗人势
gǒu zhàng rén shì
  1. 1 a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心
gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn
  1. 1 a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
  2. 2 to ill reward a person's kindness
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece

Sample Sentences

鸡飞狗跳
jīfēigǒutiào
Total disorder.
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把家里搞得鸡飞狗跳。
bǎ jiā lǐ gǎo de jīfēigǒutiào 。
He made his home a complete mess.
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哪有心情遛啊？家里闹得鸡飞狗跳的，把我给烦死了。
nǎyǒu xīnqíng liù a ？jiālǐ nào de jīfēigǒutiào de ，bǎ wǒ gěi fán sǐ le 。
How could I been in the mood to walk my bird? They're fighting and carrying on at home. It's driving me crazy!
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