鶏鳴狗盗

See also: 鷄鳴狗盗 and 鸡鸣狗盗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鶏 鳴 狗 盗
けい
Grade: S 		めい
Grade: 2 		く
Hyōgai 		とう
Grade: S
kan'on goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
鷄鳴狗盜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語). From Literary Chinese 雞鳴狗盜 (jīmínggǒudào, literally “chicken crows, dog steals”), based on a story of Lord Mengchang in the 史記 (Shiki, “Records of the Grand Historian”).[1][2][3]

Can be analyzable as a compound of 鶏鳴 (keimei, “cock cry”) +‎ 狗盗 (kutō, “sneak thief”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けーめーくとー [kèéméékútóó] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːme̞ːkɯ̟to̞ː]

Noun

鶏(けい)鳴(めい)狗(く)盗(とう) • (keimei-kutō) 

  1. (idiomatic) a person, especially of a small caliber, who resorts to (or is only capable of) petty tricks

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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