鼠盗狗窃 — “To engage in petty theft”
鼠盗狗窃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in petty theft”. To pilfer or steal furtively like a rat or dog. Literally, “rat-steal dog-pilfer”.
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鼠盗狗窃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鼠盗狗窃 Character Breakdown
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那些鼠盗狗窃之徒，最终都会受到法律的制裁。
Those who engage in petty theft will eventually face legal consequences.
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Synonyms of 鼠盗狗窃
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- shǔ鼠tōu偷gǒu狗dào盗petty thievery
- shǔ鼠rù入niú牛jiǎo角get into a shrinking predicament
- shǔ鼠píng凭shè社guì贵bully by relying on powerful connections
- shǔ鼠niè啮chóng虫chuān穿damaged by rodents and insects
- shǔ鼠niè啮dù蠹shí蚀damaged by rodents and insects
- shǔ鼠shǐ屎wū汙gēng羹spoil a good thing with a flaw
- shǔ鼠shǐ屎wū污gēng羹spoil something good with a minor flaw
- shǔ鼠xīn心láng狼fèi肺treacherous and cruel heart
- shǔ鼠jì技hǔ虎míng名Insignificant person abusing power
- shǔ鼠cuān撺láng狼bēn奔scurry like rats, flee like wolves
- shǔ鼠yá牙què雀jiǎo角Petty disputes leading to lawsuits
- shǔ鼠mù目cùn寸guāng光Short-sighted and narrow-minded
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Open the tool →Questions about 鼠盗狗窃
What does 鼠盗狗窃 mean?
鼠盗狗窃 (shǔ dào gǒu qiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in petty theft”.
How do you pronounce 鼠盗狗窃?
鼠盗狗窃 is pronounced shǔ dào gǒu qiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼠盗狗窃 literally mean?
Literally, 鼠盗狗窃 means “rat-steal dog-pilfer”. It is used to mean “to engage in petty theft”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼠盗狗窃?
像鼠狗那样奔窜偷盗。同“鼠窃狗盗”。