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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鸡鸣狗盗

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鸡鸣狗盗 jī míng gǒu dào - crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
- bag of tricks
- useful talents

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 104,026 81,706

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- fowl
- chicken
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- (slang) prostitute
míng- to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
- to make a sound
- to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
gǒu- dog
- CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
dào- to steal
- to rob
- to plunder
- thief
- bandit
- robber

Other Words Containing 鸡鸣狗盗

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo