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穷鼠啮狸
窮鼠嚙狸
qióngshǔnièlí
1. a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

Character Breakdown

穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4 7 丶
鼠
shǔ
rat, mouse
HSK 5 13 丶
啮
niè
to bite, to gnaw
11 丶
狸
lí
fox
10 丶

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