投鼠忌器

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

Characters and words in 投鼠忌器

tóu = t + ou2
to cast / to send / to throw oneself (into the river etc) / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of
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shǔ = shu + Ø3
rat / mouse / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
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shǔ = shu + Ø3
(bound form) rat; mouse
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= ji + Ø4
to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth
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= qi + Ø4
device / tool / utensil / CL:臺|台[tai2]
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Words with 投鼠忌器

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Sentences with 投鼠忌器

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