狐奔鼠窜 — “To flee in a panic”
狐奔鼠窜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flee in a panic”. To scurry away in disarray like foxes and rats; to make a frantic escape. Literally, “foxes run, rats scurry”.
狐奔鼠窜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狐奔鼠窜 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 狐奔鼠窜
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, Yuzhou was a border region between the Later Wei and Song kingdoms. The local populace suffered greatly from the constant warfare.
Bandits from both sides took advantage of the chaos, crossing into opposing territories to commit arson, murder, and plunder, doing all sorts of evil. Ku Chen Shulan, the Wei prefect, blamed Song for being ineffective in suppressing bandits.
However, Liu Shuo, the Song prefect and Prince of Nanping, argued that it was precisely because of Song's vigorous efforts in suppressing bandits that they scattered like foxes and rats and fled to the Wei side for protection.
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Synonyms of 狐奔鼠窜
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- hú狐bù不èr二xióng雄Two dominant figures cannot coexist
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- hú狐jiǎ假chī鸱zhāng张swagger with borrowed authority
- hú狐tù兔zhī之bēi悲sorrow for one's own kind
- hú狐píng凭shǔ鼠fú伏to lurk or hide in secret
- hú狐tīng听zhī之shēng声subtle sound of water flowing under ice
- hú狐chàng唱xiāo枭hé和bad people colluding or echoing
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Open the tool →Questions about 狐奔鼠窜
What does 狐奔鼠窜 mean?
狐奔鼠窜 (hú bēn shǔ cuàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flee in a panic”.
How do you pronounce 狐奔鼠窜?
狐奔鼠窜 is pronounced hú bēn shǔ cuàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狐奔鼠窜 literally mean?
Literally, 狐奔鼠窜 means “foxes run, rats scurry”. It is used to mean “to flee in a panic”.
Where does 狐奔鼠窜 come from?
狐奔鼠窜 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 狐奔鼠窜?
比喻非常狼狈的逃窜。