| 穷 |
qióng shǔ niè lí | a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on |
| 穷 |
qióng | poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly |
| 鼠 |
shǔ | (bound form) rat; mouse |
| 啮 |
niè | to gnaw / to erode |
| 啮 |
niè | variant of 啮 / to gnaw |
| 啮 |
Niè | surname Nie |
| 啮 |
niè | variant of 啮 |
| 狸 |
lí | raccoon dog / fox-like animal |
| 狸 |
lí | variant of 狸 |