孤雏腐鼠 — “An utterly insignificant or contemptible person or thing”
孤雏腐鼠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an utterly insignificant or contemptible person or thing”. Someone or something worthless and not worth mentioning. Literally, “a lone young bird and a decayed rat”.
孤雏腐鼠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
孤雏腐鼠 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 孤雏腐鼠
During the Han Dynasty, Dou Xian, an influential maternal relative, used his connections in the imperial harem to seize Princess Qinshui's land at a low price.
Emperor Zhang, upon hearing this, angrily rebuked Dou Xian, saying, "You dare to seize what belongs to the princess, let alone others' possessions? Your actions are truly astonishing! You should know that if the state were to cast you aside, it would be like discarding a lone young bird or a decayed rat."
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Synonyms of 孤雏腐鼠
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- gū孤yún云yě野hè鹤a carefree solitary recluse
- gū孤chóu俦guǎ寡pǐ匹lonely and without a companion or peer
- gū孤ào傲bù不qún群haughty and unsociable
- gū孤ér儿guǎ寡fu妇orphans and widows
- gū孤ér儿guǎ寡mǔ母vulnerable orphans and widows
- gū孤jūn军zuò作zhàn战fight alone without help
- gū孤jūn军fèn奋zhàn战fight alone and unsupported
- gū孤jūn军shēn深rù入advance alone into a vulnerable position
- gū孤jūn军dú独zhàn战fight a lone battle without support
- gū孤jūn军báo薄lǚ旅an isolated and weak force
- gū孤zǐ子guǎ寡fu妇Orphans and widows
- gū孤gū孤dān单dān单alone and without support
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Open the tool →Questions about 孤雏腐鼠
What does 孤雏腐鼠 mean?
孤雏腐鼠 (gū chú fǔ shǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an utterly insignificant or contemptible person or thing”.
How do you pronounce 孤雏腐鼠?
孤雏腐鼠 is pronounced gū chú fǔ shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 孤雏腐鼠 literally mean?
Literally, 孤雏腐鼠 means “a lone young bird and a decayed rat”. It is used to mean “an utterly insignificant or contemptible person or thing”.
Where does 孤雏腐鼠 come from?
孤雏腐鼠 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 孤雏腐鼠?
孤独的鸟雏，腐烂的老鼠。比喻微贱而不值得一说的人或事物。