







鼯鼠之丑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to meager, inferior, or unimpressive talents or skills”. A clumsy or inadequate performance. Literally, “Ugliness of a flying squirrel”.

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Open the tool →鼯鼠之丑 (wú shǔ zhī chǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to meager, inferior, or unimpressive talents or skills”.
鼯鼠之丑 is pronounced wú shǔ zhī chǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 鼯鼠之丑 means “Ugliness of a flying squirrel”. It is used to mean “refers to meager, inferior, or unimpressive talents or skills”.
鼯:鼠名,形似松鼠,毛多褐色,尾巴很长,前后肢之间有薄膜,能从树上飞降下来,住在树沿中,昼伏夜出。比喻丑陋低下的才艺。