Tooth of a mouse

Tooth of a mouse

The tooth of a mouse, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ǔ Qu è zh ī y á, which means a matter of dispute. It comes from Jing Chai Ji Jian Jie written by Ke Danqiu in Yuan Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; of small things

Analysis of Idioms

Rat tooth horn

The origin of Idioms

Yuan Ke Danqiu's Jing Chai Ji Jian Jie: "the students lost the discrimination between dragon and snake, so they had the teeth of a mouse. They were ashamed to touch themselves, but they were very ashamed to see the public."

Idiom explanation

A matter of dispute.