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雞飛狗跳

简鸡飞狗跳 · 繁雞飛狗跳

Mandarin · pinyin jī fēi gǒu tiào

lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
fig. in chaos
in disarray

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
飛: Look up this written character
狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
跳: tiào · jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
鸡: jī · chicken
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

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1–1–3–4 · ji1 fei1 gou3 tiao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gai1 fei1 gau2 tiu3

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(idiomatic) complete turmoil; complete chaos

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