鸡鸣狗盗

Traditional form:

雞鳴狗盜

Pinyin (reading):

jīmínggǒudào

Definitions:

• crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
• bag of tricks
• useful talents

Characters:

• 鸡 - chicken
• 鸣 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
• 狗 - dog
• 盗 - to rob, to steal; thief, bandit

Traditional characters:

• 雞 - chicken
• 鳴 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
• 狗 - dog
• 盜 - to rob, to steal; thief, bandit