We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「鼠竊狗盜」, explained below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「鼠竊狗盜」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Like a mouse, steal in small amounts; like a dog, steal oil. Refers to petty theft.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǔ qiè gǒu dào
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syu2 sit3 gau2 dou6
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