a few dogs are barking and some cocks crowing

a few dogs are barking and some cocks crowing

The Chinese idiom, J ī m í NGG ǒ UF è I in pinyin, means that the crowing of a chicken and the barking of a dog can be heard by each other. It refers to a densely populated area. It comes from Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang by Zou mengke in the Warring States period.

The origin of Idioms

In Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang written by Zou mengke in the Warring States period, it is said that "the sound of chickens and the barking of dogs can reach the four realms."

Analysis of Idioms

The sound of a chicken and the sound of a dog

Idiom usage

To describe the people living and working in peace and contentment. Mei Zengliang's shangshangshu in Qing Dynasty