created sense approved 鸡鸣狗盗/雞鳴狗盜 · jīmínggǒudào · petty skills — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
鸡鸣狗盗 / 雞鳴狗盜
jīmínggǒudào
petty skills
(idiom) minor skills or deceptive tricks; petty, underhanded behavior
鸡鸣 (literal) → 鸡鸣/雞鳴 · jīmíng · rooster's crow 狗盗 (literal) → 狗盗/狗盜 · gǒudào · thief
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created sense approved 鸡鸣狗盗/雞鳴狗盜 · jīmínggǒudào · small-time crooks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
鸡鸣狗盗 / 雞鳴狗盜
jīmínggǒudào
small-time crooks
people with minor, low-level skills (originally referring to the retainers of Lord Mengchang who helped him escape by mimicking a rooster and a dog)
鸡鸣 (literal) → 鸡鸣/雞鳴 · jīmíng · rooster's crow 狗盗 (literal) → 狗盗/狗盜 · gǒudào · thief
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition