The rat bustles in the countryside
It used to refer to the area where the folk custom was thin and the curfew was rampant. It's the same as "living in the same country".
Idioms and allusions
[source]: preface to oneself by Gong Zizhen in the Qing Dynasty: "in today's world, there are poor Zou, desolate shore, and mice in the countryside."
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as object and attribute; refers to the place where bad people gather
Chinese PinYin : mò xiāng shǔ rǎng
The rat bustles in the countryside
a chasm for dragon to hide or a cave for tigers to have their lair. lóng tán hǔ xué
to follow what is evil is like the collapsing of a hill. cóng è rú bēng
light wind and drizzling rain. xié fēng xì yǔ
strengthen the defences and clear the fields. jiān bì qīng yiě