雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

雞 jī chickens; domestic fowl
鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound
狗 gǒu
HSK 1
dog, canis familiaris
盜 dào rob, steal; thief, bandit