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    3. 窮鼠噛猫

    窮鼠噛猫

    窮きゅう鼠そ噛ごう猫びょう

    a cornered rat will bite the cat

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab54 strokes

    きゅうそごうびょう

    Expressions

    1.
    a cornered rat will bite the cat, one who is cornered will fight like a devil
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    窮
    きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み…(2)
    hard up・destitute・suffer・perplexed・cornered
    鼠
    ねずみ・ねず…(2)
    rat・mouse・dark gray
    噛
    か.む・か.じる…(2)
    chew・bite・gnaw
    猫
    ねこ…(1)
    cat
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