Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「掘室求鼠」, as shown below.
Today’s idiom is 「掘室求鼠」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Dig up the house and catch mice. A metaphor for losing the big for the small.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jué shì qiú shǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwat6 sat1 kau4 syu2
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