鸡犬不宁

jī quǎn bù níng

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)

fig. great commotion; pandemonium

鸡

jī

variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

犬

quǎn

(literary) dog

不

bù

no; not so

宁

níng

variant of 寧|宁[ning2]