| 鸡犬不宁 |
jī quǎn bù níng |
lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom) / fig. great commotion / pandemonium |
| 鸡 |
jī |
fowl / chicken / CL:只 / (slang) prostitute |
| 犬 |
quǎn |
dog / Kangxi radical 94 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 宁 |
nìng |
old variant of 宁 |
| 宁 |
Níng |
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 / abbr. for Nanjing 南京 / surname Ning |
| 宁 |
níng |
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc) |
| 宁 |
nìng |
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2] |
| 宁 |
níng |
variant of 宁 |