Free resources for learning Chinese are here for you! This series features idioms and proverbs with rich meanings. Check out 「雞鳴犬吠」 and its details.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「雞鳴犬吠」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
A metaphor for a dense population living in one place. Same as “cocks crowing and dogs barking”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jī míng quǎn fèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gai1 ming4 hyun2 fai6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
