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投鼠忌器

tóu shǔ jì qì

Definitions

  • •lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  • •to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents

Child Words of 投鼠忌器

投
tóu
器
qì
鼠
shǔ
忌
jì