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窮鼠猫を噛む 【きゅうそねこをかむ】

  1. [exp,v5m] a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
窮 Hard Up, Destitute, Suffer, Perplexed, Cornered キュウ, キョウ きわ.める, きわ.まる, きわ.まり, きわ.み
鼠 Rat, Mouse, Dark Gray ソ, ショ ねずみ, ねず
猫 Cat ビョウ ねこ
噛 Chew, Bite, Gnaw コウ, ゴウ か.む, か.じる