穷鼠啮狸

Traditional: 窮鼠嚙狸

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Dictionary entry

a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

What does 穷鼠啮狸 mean?

穷鼠啮狸 (qióng shǔ niè lí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

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穷qióngpoor · destitute 鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse 啮nièto gnaw · to erode 狸lí(bound form) used in the names of small mammals

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