Word Meaning 窮鼠猫を噛む

きゅうそねこをかむ kyuusoneko o kamu

窮鼠猫を噛む is read as きゅうそねこをかむ (kyuusoneko o kamu) and means a cornered rat will bite a cat.

Meaning

English

a cornered rat will bite a cat
despair gives courage to a coward

Reading

Kana

きゅうそねこをかむ

Romaji

kyuusoneko o kamu

Writing Variants

窮鼠猫をかむ きゅうそねこをかむ kyuusonekookamu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 60 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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窮鼠噛猫

きゅうそごうびょう

a cornered rat will bite the 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

窮理学

きゅうりがく

(Western) physics

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

Example Sentences

窮鼠猫を噛む。

A cornered rat will bite a cat.

「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」

"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"