


鸮鸣鼠暴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where evil or unscrupulous people are audacious”. Arrogant, and run rampant, often due to a lack of proper order or control. Literally, “Owls hoot, rats become rampant”.

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Open the tool →鸮鸣鼠暴 (xiāo míng shǔ bào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where evil or unscrupulous people are audacious”.
鸮鸣鼠暴 is pronounced xiāo míng shǔ bào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 鸮鸣鼠暴 means “Owls hoot, rats become rampant”. It is used to mean “describes a situation where evil or unscrupulous people are audacious”.
鸮鸟鸣叫,老鼠肆暴。比喻恶人气焰嚣张。