けい
鶏
めい
鳴
く
狗
とう
盗

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
鶏
めい
鳴
く
狗
とう
盗
 鶏鳴狗盗 けいめいくとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chicken
にわとり　ケイ　とり (8th, N1)
servant, what, why
ケイ　なんぞ (Kentei 1)
paw radical
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
chirp, cry, bark
な.く　メイ　なる (2nd, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
puppy, dog
いぬ　ク　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog(犬) variant
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
steal, rob, pilfer
ぬす.む　トウ (7th, N3)
next, order, sequence
つぎ　ジ　つ.ぐ (3rd, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)