Tooth of a mouse(shǔ què zhī yá)
Tooth of a mouse
The tooth of a mouse, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ǔ Qu è zh ī y á, which means a matter of dispute. It comes from Jing Chai Ji Jian Jie written by Ke Danqiu in Yuan Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; of small things
Analysis of Idioms
Rat tooth horn
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Ke Danqiu's Jing Chai Ji Jian Jie: "the students lost the discrimination between dragon and snake, so they had the teeth of a mouse. They were ashamed to touch themselves, but they were very ashamed to see the public."
Idiom explanation
A matter of dispute.
Chinese PinYin : shǔ què zhī yá
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