luó​què​jué​shǔ

to scrape by

Senses

罗雀掘鼠/ 羅雀掘鼠 luó​què​jué​shǔ to scrape by

Literally "to net sparrows and dig out rats"; describes trying every possible means to obtain food during a famine or straining to scrape money together in times of extreme poverty.

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abbreviation 罗掘/羅掘 罗雀掘鼠/羅雀掘鼠