Word information
Simplified罗雀掘鼠
Traditional羅雀掘鼠
Pinyinluó què jué shǔ
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Chinese word dictionary
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ · lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom); fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
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