as timid as a mouse

as timid as a mouse

Timid as a mouse means timid as a mouse. I'm very timid. It comes from the book of Wei, biography of Ruyin king.

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Idiom: timid as a mouse Pinyin: D ǎ nxi ǎ or ú sh ǔ synonym: timid, timid antonym: bold, bold, bold source: Wei Shu · Ruyin Wang Tianci Zhuan: "words with a hundred tongues, bold as a mouse." They are often fierce in appearance, but in fact they are. Guo Xiaochuan's "literary work can't leap forward"

Idioms and allusions

In the northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a very timid man named yuan Qinghe, who was an official in the Northern Wei Dynasty and served as a governor. One day, his men found him: "my Lord, the enemy has attacked the city. Are we going to fight them to the death?" But his hands trembled and he said, "no, no... send orders to all the soldiers to lay down their weapons and prepare to surrender..." although his men tried to dissuade him, he seemed determined to go out of the city and surrender. From then on, all the areas he controlled were included in the territory of Liang Dynasty. When Emperor Liang Wu learned of this, he was surprised: "Yuan Qinghe actually surrendered. Let's call him the king of Wei."! A few years later, the Northern Wei Dynasty was divided into the Eastern Wei and the Western Wei. Once again, Qinghe was ordered by Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty to lead the soldiers of Liang Dynasty to attack Xiang City of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. His soldiers reported: "report Lord, the army has arrived in Xiangcheng. I heard that the army of the Eastern Wei Dynasty will arrive there soon." Yuan Qinghe said cautiously, "do you know how many people there were in the army of the Eastern Wei Dynasty?" The soldier said confidently, "about 30000 people!" Yuan Qinghe, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, was completely shocked. Look flustered to say: "quick, quick to order down, immediately retreat." The soldiers reluctantly followed his will. When Emperor Liang Wu learned that he was very angry, he immediately sent a message to Yuan Qinghe! Curse: "how unreasonable! You're going to quit! I'm as timid as a mouse! It seems that you are not fit to fight for me. I will demote you to the countryside to raise pigs! Idioms come from this.