gǒu jí tiào qiángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) / to be driven to desperate action
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b2dd0e1906b7daa6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

狗急跳牆 狗急跳墙 [gou3 ji2 tiao4 qiang2] /a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)/to be driven to desperate action/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 狗急跳牆

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.