掷鼠忌器 — Chinese Idiom
掷鼠忌器 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to refrain from taking action against a bad person or thing for fear of harming someone or something innocent and valuable associated with them; to hesitate to punish an evildoer for fear of collateral damage”.
掷鼠忌器 Pronunciation and Pinyin
掷鼠忌器 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 掷鼠忌器
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Synonyms of 掷鼠忌器
More idioms starting with 掷
- zhì掷dì地zhī之cái材a brilliant writer
- zhì掷dì地zuò作jīn金shí石shēng声eloquent and sonorous writing or speech
- zhì掷dì地yǒu有shēng声powerful and resonant speech or writing
- zhì掷dì地fù赋shēng声magnificent and sonorous literary works
- zhì掷dì地jīn金shēng声eloquent and forceful writing or speech
- zhì掷zhàng杖chéng成lóng龙return home with great honor
- zhì掷guǒ果pān潘ān安an exceptionally handsome man admired by women
- zhì掷guǒ果pān潘láng郎extremely handsome man
- zhì掷guǒ果yíng盈chē车overwhelmingly admired by women for handsome appearance
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What does 掷鼠忌器 mean?
掷鼠忌器 (zhì shǔ jì qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to refrain from taking action against a bad person or thing for fear of harming someone or something innocent and valuable associated with them; to hesitate to punish an evildoer for fear of collateral damage”.
How do you pronounce 掷鼠忌器?
掷鼠忌器 is pronounced zhì shǔ jì qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 掷鼠忌器?
犹言投鼠忌器。