Chinese word dictionary

穷鼠啮狸

qióng shǔ niè lí · a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

Word information

Simplified穷鼠啮狸
Traditional窮鼠嚙狸
Pinyinqióng shǔ niè lí
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 穷鼠啮狸

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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