汉英词典
MEANING OF 雞鳴狗盜
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents
鸣 call / 盗 Steal something / Refers to trivial skills / Also refers to sneaky behavior
战国时，齐国孟尝君被秦国扣留。他的一个门客装做狗夜里潜入秦宫，偷出本已献给秦王的狐白裘献给秦王的爱姬，才得释放。孟尝君深夜到函谷关，城门紧闭，他的另一个门客学公鸡叫，骗开城门，才得脱险逃回齐国（见于《史记·孟尝君列传》）◇来用‘鸡鸣狗盗’比喻微不足道的技能。
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