鼠入牛角 — “Rat enters ox horn”
鼠入牛角 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get into an increasingly restricted or difficult situation where options or influence diminish; to find oneself in a shrinking predicament”. Literally, “Rat enters ox horn”.
鼠入牛角 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鼠入牛角 Character Breakdown
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Open the tool →Questions about 鼠入牛角
What does 鼠入牛角 mean?
鼠入牛角 (shǔ rù niú jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get into an increasingly restricted or difficult situation where options or influence diminish; to find oneself in a shrinking predicament”.
How do you pronounce 鼠入牛角?
鼠入牛角 is pronounced shǔ rù niú jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼠入牛角 literally mean?
Literally, 鼠入牛角 means “Rat enters ox horn”. It is used to mean “to get into an increasingly restricted or difficult situation where options or influence diminish; to find oneself in a shrinking predicament”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼠入牛角?
比喻势力愈来愈小。