雞犬不驚
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See also: 鸡犬不惊
Chinese
[edit]fowl; chicken | dog | not; no | to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm | ||
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trad. (雞犬不驚/鷄犬不驚) | 雞/鷄 | 犬 | 不 | 驚 | |
simp. (鸡犬不惊) | 鸡 | 犬 | 不 | 惊 | |
Literally: “to not startle the chickens and dogs [of the enemy]”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jicyuǎnbùjing
- Wade–Giles: chi1-chʻüan3-pu4-ching1
- Yale: jī-chywǎn-bù-jīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jicheuanbujing
- Palladius: цзицюаньбуцзин (czicjuanʹbuczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]雞犬不驚
- (of an army) well-disciplined and not injuring the people in the least