狗急跳牆

See also: 狗急跳墙 and 狗急跳墻

Chinese

		dog	hurried; worried	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat	wall
trad. (狗急跳牆/狗急跳墻)		狗	急	跳	牆/墻
simp. (狗急跳墙)		狗	急	跳	墙
Literally: “the dog jumps over the wall when it is in a hurry”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǒujítiàoqiáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² gap¹ tiu³ coeng⁴
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): gao² gib⁴ tiao³ cion⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǒujítiàoqiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǒujítiàociáng
    • Wade–Giles: kou³-chi²-tʻiao⁴-chʻiang²
    • Yale: gǒu-jí-tyàu-chyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooujyitiawchyang
    • Palladius: гоуцзитяоцян (gouczitjaocjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² gap¹ tiu³ coeng⁴
    • Yale: gáu gāp tiu chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² gap⁷ tiu³ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² geb¹ tiu³ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ kɐp̚⁵ tʰiːu̯³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao² gib⁴ tiao³ cion⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káu kip thiàu tshiôⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kip̚²⁻⁴ tʰiau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰĩõ⁵⁵/

Idiom

狗急跳牆

1. one will take bold risks and desperate actions when forced into desperation