crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom); bag of tricks; useful talents
trad. 雞鳴狗盜
Also written 雞鳴狗盜【jī míng gǒu dào】
Characters in this word
4鸡
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fowl, chicken, CL:隻|只[zhi1], (slang) prostitute
- Pinyin
- jī
- Traditional
- 雞
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2753 of 2500
鸣
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to cry (of birds, animals and insects), to make a sound, to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
- Pinyin
- míng
- Traditional
- 鳴
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 25342 of 2500
狗
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dog, CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- Pinyin
- gǒu
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 634 of 2500
盗
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to steal, to rob, to plunder, thief, bandit, robber
- Pinyin
- dào
- Traditional
- 盜
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 29743 of 2500