投鼠忌器
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom); to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
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- (idiom, verb) lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
- to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
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