狐潜鼠伏 — “To hide stealthily and timidly, like a fox and a rat”
狐潜鼠伏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hide stealthily and timidly, like a fox and a rat”. To cower and conceal oneself. Literally, “Fox lurking, rat crouching”.
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狐潜鼠伏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狐潜鼠伏 Character Breakdown
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那个小偷作案后，便狐潜鼠伏地躲了起来，生怕被人发现。
After committing the act, the thief lay low and hid stealthily, afraid of being discovered.
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- hú狐bù不èr二xióng雄Two dominant figures cannot coexist
- hú狐jiǎ假hǔ虎wēi威exploit another's power to intimidate
- 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
- hú狐mái埋hú狐yáng扬overly suspicious and indecisive
- hú狐mái埋hú狐hú搰overly suspicious and indecisive
- hú狐bēn奔shǔ鼠cuàn窜flee in a panic
- hú狐mèi媚yuán猿pān攀fawn and climb unscrupulously
- hú狐mèi媚yǎn魇dào道seductive and bewitching conduct
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Open the tool →Questions about 狐潜鼠伏
What does 狐潜鼠伏 mean?
狐潜鼠伏 (hú qián shǔ fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hide stealthily and timidly, like a fox and a rat”.
How do you pronounce 狐潜鼠伏?
狐潜鼠伏 is pronounced hú qián shǔ fú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狐潜鼠伏 literally mean?
Literally, 狐潜鼠伏 means “Fox lurking, rat crouching”. It is used to mean “to hide stealthily and timidly, like a fox and a rat”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狐潜鼠伏?
像狐狸和老鼠一样潜伏、藏匿。形容胆怯躲藏的样子。