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投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
What 投鼠忌器 means
- lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
- to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
The characters in 投鼠忌器
- 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
- 鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse
- 忌jìto be jealous of; fear; dread
- 器qìdevice; tool; utensil
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