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): ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai¹ hyun² bat¹ ning⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīquǎnbùníng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ 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

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