罗雀掘鼠

luo2 que4 jue2 shu3

lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash, on the verge of bankruptcy

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罗雀掘鼠

luó què jué shǔ

spread a net for sparrows and dig for rats (in times of starvation); contrive ways and means to live when in straits; try very hard to scrape money together

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羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠 [luó què jué shǔ] ► lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash ► on the verge of bankruptcy