鼷鼠饮河 — “To have limited desires”
鼷鼠饮河 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have limited desires”. To be content with little; not to be greedy, like a small mouse drinking only its fill from a vast river. Literally, “A shrew mouse drinking from a river”.
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鼷鼠饮河 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鼷鼠饮河 Character Breakdown
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他为人清廉，对待名利如鼷鼠饮河，从不奢求更多。
He is an incorruptible person, treating fame and fortune like a shrew mouse drinking from a river, never asking for more.
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Open the tool →Questions about 鼷鼠饮河
What does 鼷鼠饮河 mean?
鼷鼠饮河 (xī shǔ yǐn hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have limited desires”.
How do you pronounce 鼷鼠饮河?
鼷鼠饮河 is pronounced xī shǔ yǐn hé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鼷鼠饮河 literally mean?
Literally, 鼷鼠饮河 means “a shrew mouse drinking from a river”. It is used to mean “to have limited desires”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鼷鼠饮河?
比喻欲望有限。