社鼠城狐
shè​shǔ​chéng​hú

unprincipled thugs

  • created reference approved 社鼠城狐 → 城狐社鼠 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    社鼠城狐 shè​shǔ​chéng​hú

    城狐社鼠 chéng​hú​shè​shǔ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 社鼠城狐 · shè​shǔ​chéng​hú · unprincipled thugs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    社鼠城狐

    shè​shǔ​chéng​hú

    unprincipled thugs

    lit. rats in a country shrine and foxes on the city walls; unprincipled thugs who abuse the power of others to bully and exploit people

    社鼠 (literal) → 社鼠 · shè​shǔ · wicked people 城 (literal) → 城 · chéng · city wall 狐 (literal) → 狐 · hú · fox

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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