雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào

crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
  2. 2. bag of tricks
  3. 3. useful talents

Characters

Character Meaning
雞 jī
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
鳴 míng
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound
狗 gǒu HSK 1
dog
盜 dào
to steal; thief; to rob