The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「狗偷鼠竊」, detailing its meaning and use.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「狗偷鼠竊」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Thieves like rats and dogs. A metaphor for a rebel who can never achieve anything. Same as “dog stealing and rat thieving”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǒu tōu shǔ qiè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gau2 tau1 syu2 sit3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
