窃时肆暴 — Chinese Idiom
窃时肆暴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act unscrupulously and domineeringly when in power or holding an advantageous position, taking advantage of the situation like rats freely ravaging”.
窃时肆暴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
窃时肆暴 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 窃时肆暴
The Tang Dynasty writer Liu Zongyuan recounted a story in his essay 'The Rat of Yongzhou.' There was a man in Yongzhou who was born in the year of the rat and was unusually fond of them.
He forbade his subordinates from catching rats, allowing them to rampage freely in his home, gnawing through grain stores and clothes, and brazenly scurrying everywhere.
Not long after, he moved house. The new owner took residence and ordered all the rats to be completely eliminated.
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- qiè窃nòng弄wēi威quán权secretly manipulate power
- qiè窃jù据yào要jīn津craftily usurp important positions
- qiè窃yù玉tōu偷huā花to have an affair
- qiè窃yù玉tōu偷xiāng香engage in illicit romantic relationships
- qiè窃qiè窃ǒu偶yǔ语whisper secretly to each other
- qiè窃qiè窃sī私yì议whisper secretly among a few
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- qiè窃qiè窃xǔ诩xǔ诩secretly boast or praise oneself
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Open the tool →Questions about 窃时肆暴
What does 窃时肆暴 mean?
窃时肆暴 (qiè shí sì bào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act unscrupulously and domineeringly when in power or holding an advantageous position, taking advantage of the situation like rats freely ravaging”.
How do you pronounce 窃时肆暴?
窃时肆暴 is pronounced qiè shí sì bào in Mandarin Chinese.
Where does 窃时肆暴 come from?
窃时肆暴 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to modern Chinese. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 窃时肆暴?
老鼠放肆地偷吃东西。比喻得势时胡作非为，横行霸道