投鼠忌器

tóu shǔ jì qì

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 投鼠忌器

投
tóu

to cast

器
qì

device

鼠
shǔ

(bound form) rat; mouse

忌
jì

to be jealous of