蛇鼠横行 — “Evil or bad elements running rampant and acting unscrupulously”
蛇鼠横行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Evil or bad elements running rampant and acting unscrupulously”. Causing trouble. Literally, “snakes and rats running rampant”.
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蛇鼠横行 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蛇鼠横行 Character Breakdown
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那个区域因为缺乏管理，一段时间内小偷小摸、欺行霸市，真是蛇鼠横行
Due to a lack of proper oversight, that neighborhood experienced a period of petty theft and market bullying, truly a place where evil elements ran rampant.
Idioms Related to 蛇鼠横行
Synonyms of 蛇鼠横行
More idioms starting with 蛇
- shé蛇rù入shǔ鼠chū出Act covertly or sneakily
- 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
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What does 蛇鼠横行 mean?
蛇鼠横行 (shé shǔ héng xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Evil or bad elements running rampant and acting unscrupulously”.
How do you pronounce 蛇鼠横行?
蛇鼠横行 is pronounced shé shǔ héng xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蛇鼠横行 literally mean?
Literally, 蛇鼠横行 means “snakes and rats running rampant”. It is used to mean “Evil or bad elements running rampant and acting unscrupulously”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蛇鼠横行?
比喻恶人得势、胡作非为