穷鼠啮狸

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

qióng = qu + (e)ng2

poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

shǔ = shu + Ø3

rat / mouse / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

shǔ = shu + Ø3

(bound form) rat; mouse

niè = ni + e4

to gnaw / to erode

niè = ni + e4

variant of 嚙|啮[nie4] / to gnaw

lí = li + Ø2

raccoon dog / fox-like animal

lí = li + Ø2

variant of 狸[li2]

穷鼠啮狸 is not used as a component in another word.

穷鼠啮狸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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