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    3. 鶏鳴狗盗

    鶏鳴狗盗

    鶏けい鳴めい狗く盗とう

    person who resorts to petty tricks

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab52 strokes

    けいめいくとう

    Noun

    1.
    person who resorts to petty tricks, person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    鶏
    にわとり・とり…(1)
    chicken
    鳴
    な.く・な.る・な.らす…(3)
    chirp・cry・bark・sound・ring…(2)
    狗
    いぬ…(2)
    puppy・dog
    盗
    ぬす.む・ぬす.み…(1)
    steal・rob・pilfer
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