掘室求鼠 — “To demolish a house to catch a mouse”
掘室求鼠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to demolish a house to catch a mouse”. To incur great loss for a small gain; to make a disproportionate effort to solve a minor problem, often causing more harm than good. Literally, “Demolish house to seek mouse”.
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What does 掘室求鼠 mean?
掘室求鼠 (jué shì qiú shǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to demolish a house to catch a mouse”.
How do you pronounce 掘室求鼠?
掘室求鼠 is pronounced jué shì qiú shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 掘室求鼠 literally mean?
Literally, 掘室求鼠 means “Demolish house to seek mouse”. It is used to mean “to demolish a house to catch a mouse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 掘室求鼠?
挖坏房子捉老鼠。比喻因小失大。