Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.
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罗雀掘鼠
罗雀掘鼠
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
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Catching sparrows and digging for mice is a metaphor for a life of poverty and hardship.
- 貳动verb
fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
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During times of famine, people hunted sparrows and dug for rats in order to survive.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鼠(mouse; rat (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.
罗雀掘鼠
Traditional羅雀掘鼠
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
- ，。
Catching sparrows and digging for mice is a metaphor for a life of poverty and hardship.
- 貳动verb
fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
- ，。
During times of famine, people hunted sparrows and dug for rats in order to survive.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鼠(mouse; rat (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.
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