鸡飞狗跳 (雞飛狗跳)
jī fēi gǒu tiào
Pinyin

Definition

鸡飞狗跳 (雞飛狗跳)
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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 classifier: 只 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 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

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 r 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)

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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