"偷雞摸狗" meaning in Chinese

See 偷雞摸狗 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 偷鸡摸狗 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 偷雞摸狗
  1. to engage in petty thievery Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-偷雞摸狗-zh-phrase-myI8wY7R Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 89 11 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
  2. to not do things in an open and above board manner Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-偷雞摸狗-zh-phrase-Y7AHdlhk
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "偷鸡摸狗",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "偷雞摸狗",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to steal chickens and touch dogs",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to engage in petty thievery"
      ],
      "id": "en-偷雞摸狗-zh-phrase-myI8wY7R",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to not do things in an open and above board manner"
      ],
      "id": "en-偷雞摸狗-zh-phrase-Y7AHdlhk",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōujīmōgǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōujīmōgǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "toujimogǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻou¹-chi¹-mo¹-kou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōu-jī-mwō-gǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "toujimhogoou"
    },
    {
      "roman": "touczimogou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "тоуцзимогоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tāu gāi mó gáu"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "teo¹ gei¹ mo² geo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "偷雞摸狗"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese idioms",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 偷",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 摸",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 狗",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 雞",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "偷鸡摸狗",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to steal chickens and touch dogs",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to engage in petty thievery"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to not do things in an open and above board manner"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōujīmōgǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōujīmōgǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "toujimogǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻou¹-chi¹-mo¹-kou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tōu-jī-mwō-gǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "toujimhogoou"
    },
    {
      "roman": "touczimogou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "тоуцзимогоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tāu gāi mó gáu"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "teo¹ gei¹ mo² geo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "偷雞摸狗"
}

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