穷鼠啮狸 qiong2 shu3 nie4 li2

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

Traditional: 窮鼠嚙狸

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qiong2

shu3

nie4

li2

📖 Additional Information

English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up