雞犬不寧

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	dog	unstable; unpeaceful; untranquil
trad. (雞犬不寧/鷄犬不寧)		雞/鷄	犬	不寧
simp. (鸡犬不宁)		鸡	犬	不宁
Literally: “(even) the chickens and dogs are unsettled”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīquǎnbùníng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ hyun² bat¹ ning⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīquǎnbùníng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jicyuǎnbùníng
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-chʻüan³-pu⁴-ning²
  - Yale: jī-chywǎn-bù-níng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jicheuanbuning
  - Palladius: цзицюаньбунин (czicjuanʹbunin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ niŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai¹ hyun² bat¹ ning⁴
  - Yale: gāi hyún bāt nìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai¹ hyn² bat⁷ ning⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei¹ hün² bed¹ ning⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯⁵⁵ hyːn³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ nɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

雞犬不寧

(raising such a fearful din that) everyone is nervous; great disturbance or turmoil

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