Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「鼠牙雀角」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
The idiom 「鼠牙雀角」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.
Rats and sparrows: metaphors for violent people. The original meaning is a lawsuit caused by the bullying of a tyrant. Later it was used to refer to lawsuits.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǔ yá què jiǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syu2 nga4 jeuk2 gok3
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
