Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「鼠憑社貴」, detailed below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「鼠憑社貴」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Rats built their nests under the land temple so people were afraid to dig. A metaphor for bad people bullying others by taking advantage of their power.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǔ píng shè guì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syu2 pang4/bang6 se5 gwai3
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.
