雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken
  2. 2. a dead loss (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
雞 jī
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
飛 fēi
to fly
蛋 dàn HSK 2
egg; oval-shaped thing; variant of 蜑dàn
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat