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社鼠城狐 — “Shrine rat, city fox”

社鼠城狐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Malicious individuals who abuse their influence or connections to oppress others, often difficult to remove, likened to rats in a shrine or foxes on a city wall”. Literally, “Shrine rat, city fox”.

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社鼠城狐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 社shè
  • 鼠shǔ
  • 城chéng
  • 狐hú

社鼠城狐 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
社
shè8society, organization, club
鼠
shǔ13mouse or rat
城
chéng9city or fortified wall
狐
hú8fox, cunning, suspicious

Example Sentence with 社鼠城狐

那个社鼠城狐的老板,仗着自己与上级关系好,经常欺压手下的员工。
That boss, acting like a 'shrine rat and city fox', often bullies his employees by relying on his good relationship with his superiors.

Idioms Related to 社鼠城狐

Synonyms of 社鼠城狐

  • chéng城hú狐shè社shǔ鼠villain protected by power and difficult to eliminate

More idioms starting with 社

  • shè社huì会xián贤dá达influential and respected social figures
  • shè社wēi威shàn擅shì势wield institutional authority and act arbitrarily
  • shè社yàn燕qiū秋hóng鸿brief encounter and swift parting
  • shè社jì稷wèi为xū墟The nation is devastated and desolate
  • shè社jì稷zhī之qì器pillar of the community
  • shè社jì稷zhī之yì役fundamental duty to the state
  • shè社jì稷zhī之chén臣pillar of the nation
  • shè社jì稷shēng生mín民the nation and its people

Questions about 社鼠城狐

What does 社鼠城狐 mean?
社鼠城狐 (shè shǔ chéng hú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Malicious individuals who abuse their influence or connections to oppress others, often difficult to remove, likened to rats in a shrine or foxes on a city wall”.
How do you pronounce 社鼠城狐?
社鼠城狐 is pronounced shè shǔ chéng hú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 社鼠城狐 literally mean?
Literally, 社鼠城狐 means “Shrine rat, city fox”. It is used to mean “Malicious individuals who abuse their influence or connections to oppress others, often difficult to remove, likened to rats in a shrine or foxes on a city wall”.
What is the Chinese definition of 社鼠城狐?
社:土地庙。城墙上的狐狸,社庙里的老鼠。比喻依仗权势做恶,一时难以驱除的小人。
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