鸡犬不宁

Traditional: 雞犬不寧

jī quǎn bù níng

Dictionary entry

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)

What does 鸡犬不宁 mean?

鸡犬不宁 (jī quǎn bù níng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)

2fig. great commotion

3pandemonium

Character breakdown

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鸡jīfowl · chicken 犬quǎn(literary) dog · Kangxi radical 94 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-宁nìngold variant of 寧|宁[ning4]

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