What do you mean by cock crowing and dog barking?

Metaphor is densely populated in a place.

First, pinyin

cocks crowing and dogs barking―country sounds

Second, the source

Pre-Qin Mencius' On the Ugliness of Mencius and Gongsun: "The cock crows and the dog barks, but it reaches all four realms."

Explanation:

The sound of chickens and dogs hearing each other can be heard everywhere, all the way to the four corners.

Third, examples

1. In the early morning, with the crowing of chickens and dogs, plumes of kitchen smoke came out from thousands of households along the river.

When the children are resting, the world here is quiet and peaceful except for one or two crows, dogs and birds in the distance.

Extended data

Synonyms for cock crow and dog bark:

Word: the chicken barks and the dog barks.

Pinyin: [jóng quγn fèI]

Interpretation: A metaphor for a densely populated place. It's the same as "cock crows and dogs bark".

Source: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Ming Guan: "Chickens and dogs hear each other, and the market is changing."