thieves and police work together , as the cat and the rat sleep together(māo shǔ tóng rǔ)
thieves and police work together , as the cat and the rat sleep together
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is m ā OSH ǔ t ó NgR ǔ, which refers to officials' dereliction of duty. It comes from the book of the new Tang Dynasty, five elements annals I.
The origin of Idioms
In the new book of the Tang Dynasty, five elements annals 1: "in October of the first year of Tianbao, Wei county had cats and mice in the same milk. It's better to be in the same breast than in the same place. "
Idiom usage
Subject predicate idioms
Examples
Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his book Shi Gang Ping Yao · Tang Ji · Dai Zong: "the governor of Longyou County, Zhu Wei, offered cats and mice to protect themselves from harm. All officials are congratulated. Cui Youfu said, "things are not normal. Why should we celebrate?" At this time, the imperial court is like a cat and a mouse. "
Chinese PinYin : māo shǔ tóng rǔ
thieves and police work together , as the cat and the rat sleep together
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end neither in victory nor defeat
end neither in victory nor defeat. bù fēn shèng fù
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squat on the grass and chat of old times
squat on the grass and chat of old times. bān jīng dào gù
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Take advantage of the opportunity
Take advantage of the opportunity. guà xí wéi mén
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one falling leaf is indicative of the coming of autumn
one falling leaf is indicative of the coming of autumn. yī yè bào qiū
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