What do you mean by barking?

Cocks crow and dogs bark ―― the voice of the country.

Minkunfei

[Explanation] Metaphor is densely populated in a place. It's the same as "cock crows and dogs bark".

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I am at a loss about your question, so I will ask more specific questions in the future.

About ghosts and gods, they are all produced around the principle of coexistence of yin and yang and five elements. According to the explanation in the book of numerology, it is appropriate for auspicious gods to follow, such as Tianyuedel, Tianyi Guiren, Shen Fugui and Shen Lu. Evil spirits should be avoided, such as: tight encirclement, sheep blade, robbery, disaster, Huang Wu, the death of God, heinous crimes and so on.