Word Meaning 窮鼠噛猫

きゅうそごうびょう kyuusogoubyou

窮鼠噛猫 is read as きゅうそごうびょう (kyuusogoubyou) and means a cornered rat will bite the cat.

Meaning

English

a cornered rat will bite the cat
one who is cornered will fight like a devil

Reading

Kana

きゅうそごうびょう

Romaji

kyuusogoubyou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 54 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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窮鼠猫をかむ

きゅうそねこをかむ

a cornered rat will bite a cat

窮鼠

きゅうそ

cornered animal

鳴く猫は鼠を捕らぬ

なくねこはねずみをとらぬ

empty vessels make the most sound

窮屈

きゅうくつ

tight (e.g. finances)

窮乏

きゅうぼう

poverty

窮地

きゅうち

dilemma

窮状

きゅうじょう

distress

窮余

きゅうよ

extremity

窮余の一策

きゅうよのいっさく

desperate measure

窮措大

きゅうそだい

poor student (scholar)

窮民

きゅうみん

poor people

窮余の策

きゅうよのさく

desperate measure