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狐凭鼠伏 — “To lurk or hide in secret”

狐凭鼠伏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lurk or hide in secret”. Like foxes and rats, often referring to individuals or groups trying to evade capture or remain undetected.

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狐凭鼠伏 Pronunciation and Pinyin

狐凭鼠伏 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
狐
hú8fox, cunning, suspicious
凭
píng8rely on, based on
鼠
shǔ13mouse or rat
伏
fú6lie down or hide

Example Sentence with 狐凭鼠伏

那些不法分子在偏僻的山谷里狐凭鼠伏,企图躲避追捕。
Those lawbreakers were lurking in the remote valley, trying to evade capture.

Idioms Related to 狐凭鼠伏

Synonyms of 狐凭鼠伏

  • hú狐qián潜shǔ鼠fú伏hide stealthily and timidly

More idioms starting with 狐

  • hú狐bù不èr二xióng雄Two dominant figures cannot coexist
  • hú狐jiǎ假hǔ虎wēi威exploit another's power to intimidate
  • hú狐jiǎ假chī鸱zhāng张swagger with borrowed authority
  • hú狐tù兔zhī之bēi悲sorrow for one's own kind
  • hú狐tīng听zhī之shēng声subtle sound of water flowing under ice
  • hú狐chàng唱xiāo枭hé和bad people colluding or echoing
  • hú狐mái埋hú狐yáng扬overly suspicious and indecisive
  • hú狐mái埋hú狐hú搰overly suspicious and indecisive
  • hú狐bēn奔shǔ鼠cuàn窜flee in a panic
  • hú狐mèi媚yuán猿pān攀fawn and climb unscrupulously
  • hú狐mèi媚yǎn魇dào道seductive and bewitching conduct
  • hú狐péng朋gǒu狗dǎng党undesirable friends

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Questions about 狐凭鼠伏

What does 狐凭鼠伏 mean?

狐凭鼠伏 (hú píng shǔ fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lurk or hide in secret”.

How do you pronounce 狐凭鼠伏?

狐凭鼠伏 is pronounced hú píng shǔ fú in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 狐凭鼠伏?

象狐狸、老鼠那样潜伏在里面。

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