蛇入鼠出 — “To act covertly or sneakily”
蛇入鼠出 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act covertly or sneakily”. To move in a hidden or secretive manner. Literally, “Snake enters, rat exits”.
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蛇入鼠出 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蛇入鼠出 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 蛇入鼠出
他总是蛇入鼠出，让人捉摸不透他的行踪
He always moves in a hidden manner, making it difficult for people to know his whereabouts.
Idioms Related to 蛇入鼠出
More idioms starting with 蛇
- shé蛇huà化wèi为lóng龙，，bù不biàn变qí其wén文Nature unchanged despite superficial transformation
- shé蛇kǒu口fēng蜂zhēn针venomous words and ruthless tactics
- shé蛇tóu头xiē蝎wěi尾extremely malicious and dangerous
- shé蛇tóu头shǔ鼠yǎn眼ugly, sinister, shifty appearance
- shé蛇yǐng影bēi杯gōng弓imaginary fears cause needless alarm
- shé蛇xīn心fó佛kǒu口honeyed words, cruel heart
- shé蛇wú无tóu头bù不xíng行A group needs a leader to function
- shé蛇bēi杯gōng弓yǐng影imaginary fears
- shé蛇yù欲tūn吞xiàng象insatiable ambition beyond one's capacity
- shé蛇máo毛mǎ马jiǎo角something impossible or non-existent
- shé蛇huī灰yǐn蚓xiàn线discernible traces or clues
- shé蛇zhū珠què雀huán环Grateful repayment for kindness
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Open the tool →Questions about 蛇入鼠出
What does 蛇入鼠出 mean?
蛇入鼠出 (shé rù shǔ chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act covertly or sneakily”.
How do you pronounce 蛇入鼠出?
蛇入鼠出 is pronounced shé rù shǔ chū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蛇入鼠出 literally mean?
Literally, 蛇入鼠出 means “Snake enters, rat exits”. It is used to mean “to act covertly or sneakily”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蛇入鼠出?
蛇钻穴，鼠出洞。比喻行动隐秘