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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǒujítiàoqiáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooujyitiawchyang
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǒujítiàociáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰjɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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 t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ²¹/

Idiom

狗急跳牆

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

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