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窮きゅう鼠そ猫ねこを嚙かむ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
Proverb
1. a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
Alt. forms
窮きゅう鼠そ猫ねこを噛かむ
57%
窮きゅう鼠そ猫ねこを嚙かむ
36%
窮きゅう鼠そ猫ねこをかむ
5%
窮きゅう鼠そネコを噛かむ
窮きゅう鼠そネコをかむ
きゅうそ猫ねこをかむ
Kanji used
窮
reach a limit
鼠
mouse
猫
cat
嚙
bite [old]
Conjugations...Used in: 33
Composed of
cornered rat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)