鷄鳴狗盜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鷄	鳴	狗	盜
けい Jinmeiyō	めい Grade: 2	く Hyōgaiji	とう Jinmeiyō
kan’on		goon	kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 鷄鳴狗盜 – see the following entry.

【鶏鳴狗盗けいめいくとう】 [noun] (idiomatic) a person, especially of a small caliber, who resorts to (or is only capable of) petty tricks

(This term, 鷄鳴狗盜, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)