DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls / fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit peopleSources & editorial notes
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Original source entry:
社鼠城狐 社鼠城狐 [she4 shu3 cheng2 hu2] /lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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