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Meaning of 窮鼠猫を噛む in Japanese
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窮鼠猫を噛む
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Kana Readingきゅうそねこをかむ
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Romajikyūsonekowokamu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
- Meaning
- a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
- Example sentence
- 「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」 I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ... "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"
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Examples of 窮鼠猫を噛む, きゅうそねこをかむ in a sentence
Kanji in this word
窮
JLPT 1
15 strokes
hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered
On'Yomi: キュウ, キョウ
Kun'Yomi: きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み