those who prey upon the people and fatten themselves(shè shǔ chéng hú)

those who prey upon the people and fatten themselves

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is sh è sh ǔ ch é NGH ú, which means a villain who relies on power to do evil and is hard to get rid of. From "Yanzi Chunqiu neipian Wenshang".

Idiom explanation

She: Earth temple. The fox on the wall, the mouse in the temple.

The origin of Idioms

In the first chapter of Yanzi's spring and Autumn Annals, it is said that "in the society of husband, if you tie up the wood and apply it, the mouse will support you, if you smoke it, you will be afraid of burning the wood, if you irrigate it, you will be afraid of destroying the painting. This rat can not be killed because of social reasons. "

Idiom usage

Combined; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning. Don't be wary of tigers and bears. In the Qing Dynasty, Hong Sheng's Chang Sheng Dian Yi Chen and Jin Shu's Xie Kun Zhuan, it is said that "if you are sincere, you will get into trouble, but you will get into trouble.

Chinese PinYin : shè shǔ chéng hú