鸡犬不宁
鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng
lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom); fig. great commotion; pandemonium
idiom
Traditional: 雞犬不寧
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- (idiom) lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
- fig. great commotion
- pandemonium
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Related Words
一尘不染(yī chén bù rǎn)· untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)· lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一介不取(yī jiè bù qǔ)· to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
→一窍不通(yī qiào bù tōng)· lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
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