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鸡飞狗跳

jī fēi gǒu tiào

4-character word Traditional 雞飛狗跳

What 鸡飞狗跳 means

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

The characters in 鸡飞狗跳

• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 飞fēito fly
• 狗gǒudog
• 跳tiàoto jump; to hop; to skip over

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