雞飛狗跳

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	to fly	dog	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
trad. (雞飛狗跳/鷄飛狗跳)		雞/鷄	飛	狗	跳
simp. (鸡飞狗跳)		鸡	飞	狗	跳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīfēigǒutiào

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄈㄟㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ fei¹ gau² tiu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīfēigǒutiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄈㄟㄍㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jifeigǒutiào
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-fei¹-kou³-tʻiao⁴
  - Yale: jī-fēi-gǒu-tyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jifeigooutiaw
  - Palladius: цзифэйгоутяо (czifɛjgoutjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ fei¹ gau² tiu³
  - Yale: gāi fēi gáu tiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ fei¹ gau² tiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ féi¹ geo² tiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯³³/

Idiom

雞飛狗跳

complete turmoil; complete chaos

Synonyms

(chiefly Cantonese) 雞飛狗走／鸡飞狗走 (jīfēigǒuzǒu)

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