窮鼠

きゅうそ

Meanings

1. Noun cornered rat See also: 窮鼠猫を噛む (きゅうそねこをかむ).

Kanji

• 窮 cornered. Read as キュウ.
• 鼠 rat; mouse; dark gray. Read as ソ.

Example sentences

• 窮鼠猫を噛む。
  A cornered rat will bite a cat.
• 「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」
  "I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"

Words containing 窮鼠

• 窮鼠噛猫 (きゅうそごうびょう) a cornered rat will bite the cat
• 窮鼠猫を噛む (きゅうそねこをかむ) a cornered rat will bite a cat

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