鸡犬相闻 jī quǎn xiāng wén — (of a settlement) so close that cocks and dogs are within hearing

鸡犬相闻
jī quǎn xiāng wén

Characters: 鸡 · 犬 · 相 · 闻

Definitions

  1. (of a settlement) so close that cocks and dogs are within hearing

More definitions

ExtDict

  1. 指人烟稠密。

Examples

  • 村落错落，鸡犬相闻，一派田园景象。

    The villages were scattered close together, with cocks and dogs within hearing — a bucolic scene.

  • 桃花源里鸡犬相闻，老少安乐。

    In the Peach Blossom Spring, cocks and dogs were within hearing, old and young content.