窮鼠嚙狸 Chinese English dictionary 窮鼠嚙狸 translate 窮鼠嚙狸 pinyin

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窮鼠嚙狸

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
窮鼠嚙狸 qióngshǔnièlí	窮鼠嚙狸 \| 窮鼠嚙狸* \| *窮鼠嚙狸	a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on	穷鼠啮狸

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
窮	窮 \| 窮* \| *窮	15画穴 + 10	qióng	poor, destitute, impoverished	kung4	穷 3022.7 JCHHN


鼠	鼠 \| 鼠* \| *鼠	13画鼠 + 0	shǔ	rat, mouse; KangXi radical 208	syu2	7771.7 HXVYV


嚙	嚙 \| 嚙* \| *嚙	18画口 + 15	niè	bite, gnaw	jit6, ngat6, ngit6	啮 6107.2 RYMU


狸	狸 \| 狸* \| *狸	10画犬犭 + 7	lí, mái	fox	lei4	4621.4 KHWG

Word decomposition:

Traditional		English Definition
窮鼠嚙狸 qióngshǔnièlí	窮鼠嚙狸 \| 窮鼠嚙狸* \| *窮鼠嚙狸	a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on


窮 qióng	窮 \| 窮* \| *窮	poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly


鼠　shǔ	鼠 \| 鼠* \| *鼠	(bound form) rat; mouse


嚙　　niè	嚙 \| 嚙* \| *嚙	to gnaw / to erode


狸　　　lí	狸 \| 狸* \| *狸	raccoon dog / fox-like animal