鶏鳴狗盗 けいめいくとう Meanings Noun person who resorts to petty tricks; person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks Kanji 鶏 chicken. Read as ケイ. 鳴 ring. Read as メイ. 狗 puppy; dog 盗 steal. Read as トウ. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists