穷鼠啮狸

qióng shǔ niè lí

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 穷鼠啮狸

穷
qióng

poor

鼠
shǔ

(bound form) rat; mouse

啮
niè

to gnaw

狸
lí

raccoon dog