When animals are in trouble, they will eat

When animals are in trouble, they will eat

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ò UK ù NZ é sh ì, which means that animals bite people when they are in trouble, and it means that people struggle when they are in a desperate situation. From the biography of Xie Hui in the history of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: a poor animal will bite

The origin of Idioms

Xie Hui's biography in the history of the Song Dynasty: "if you return to the picture of death, you will be killed when the beast is in distress. This is because you want to adjust your journey and use it as a defense."

Idiom explanation

Animals bite when they are in trouble. It means that a man is in a desperate situation and has to fight against it.