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羅雀掘鼠

简 罗雀掘鼠 · 繁 羅雀掘鼠
Mandarin · pinyin luó què jué shǔ

Meanings

  1. (lit.) to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
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羅
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雀
què · sparrow
掘
jué · dig, excavate; excavate cave
鼠
shǔ · rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
罗
luó · net for catching birds; gauze
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2–4–2–3 · luo2 que4 jue2 shu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lo4 zoek3 gwat6 syu2

Cantonese word readings for 羅雀掘鼠. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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lo4 zoek3 gwat6 syu2

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羅雀掘鼠 · luo2 que4 jue2 shu3
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Exact source record羅雀掘鼠 罗雀掘鼠 [luo2 que4 jue2 shu3] /(lit.) to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)/(fig.) to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)/