Taboo of throwing rats(tóu shǔ zhī jì)

Taboo of throwing rats

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ó ush ǔ zh ī J ì, which means to have scruples and dare not let go. It comes from the biography of Jia Yi in Hanshu.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Jia Yi in the book of Han Dynasty, there is an old saying: "if you want to throw a rat, you should not use a weapon."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: a taboo device

Idiom usage

A certain person is guilty. If he dies in his apartment, he is responsible for his life. Please don't be a rat. Pu Songling in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : tóu shǔ zhī jì