Owl and mouse

Owl and mouse

The Chinese four character idiom comes from Xia Wanchun's on the Duke of Zhou in the Ming Dynasty: "the owl chirps and the mouse is fierce. It's a disaster of coolness. It's the loss of hesitation."

Idiom explanation

Entry

Owl and mouse

pronunciation

xiāomíngshǔbào

interpretation

The owls and the mice are wild. It refers to the arrogance of the wicked.

Idioms and allusions

Xia Wanchun's on the Duke of Zhou in the Ming Dynasty said, "the owl and the mouse are fierce, but it's a disaster of coolness. The so-called loss of hesitation."

Discrimination of words

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences.