- 罒(net; mesh (variant form))
- 夕(evening; dusk)
Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.
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lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
Catching sparrows and digging for mice is a metaphor for a life of poverty and hardship.
fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
During times of famine, people hunted sparrows and dug for rats in order to survive.
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
Catching sparrows and digging for mice is a metaphor for a life of poverty and hardship.
fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
During times of famine, people hunted sparrows and dug for rats in order to survive.
Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.
A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.
Spreading a net at dusk to catch birds is the original meaning of the character.
A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
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