狗盗鼠窃 — “Petty thievery and insignificant rebellious acts”
狗盗鼠窃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty thievery and insignificant rebellious acts”. Contemptible thieves and minor troublemakers who cannot amount to much. Literally, “dog-stealing, rat-pilfering”.
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狗盗鼠窃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狗盗鼠窃 Character Breakdown
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那些狗盗鼠窃之徒，只敢在夜深人静时搞些小动作，终究上不了大台面。
Those who engage in petty thievery and insignificant mischief only dare to act in the dead of night, ultimately never achieving anything substantial.
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- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐qún群a pack of rogues
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里tǔ吐bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙A wicked person says nothing good
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里shēng生bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙Bad people cannot say good things
- gǒu狗chī吃shǐ屎fall awkwardly and heavily
- gǒu狗fèi吠bù不jīng惊dogs bark without causing alarm
- gǒu狗fèi吠zhī之jīng惊a minor fright or false alarm
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What does 狗盗鼠窃 mean?
狗盗鼠窃 (gǒu dào shǔ qiè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Petty thievery and insignificant rebellious acts”.
How do you pronounce 狗盗鼠窃?
狗盗鼠窃 is pronounced gǒu dào shǔ qiè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狗盗鼠窃 literally mean?
Literally, 狗盗鼠窃 means “dog-stealing, rat-pilfering”. It is used to mean “Petty thievery and insignificant rebellious acts”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狗盗鼠窃?
像鼠狗那样的盗贼。比喻成不了气候的反叛者。