Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「捉鼠拿貓」 today with this free Chinese resource.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「捉鼠拿貓」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Take: grab. Catch mice and cats. A metaphor for being able to subdue an enemy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhuō shǔ ná māo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
juk1 syu2 na2/na4 maau1
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