雞飛狗跳

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	to fly	dog	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
trad. (雞飛狗跳/鷄飛狗跳)		雞/鷄	飛	狗	跳
simp. (鸡飞狗跳)		鸡	飞	狗	跳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīfēigǒutiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ fei¹ gau² tiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīfēigǒutiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jifeigǒutiào
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-fei¹-kou³-tʻiao⁴
    • Yale: jī-fēi-gǒu-tyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jifeigooutiaw
    • Palladius: цзифэйгоутяо (czifɛjgoutjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai¹ fei¹ gau² tiu³
    • Yale: gāi fēi gáu tiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ fei¹ gau² tiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ féi¹ geo² tiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯³³/

Idiom

雞飛狗跳

1. complete turmoil; complete chaos

Synonyms

• (chiefly Cantonese) 雞飛狗走／鸡飞狗走 (jīfēigǒuzǒu)