社鼠城狐 shè shǔ chéng hú

corrupt bullies protected by the powerful

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people

Characters

Character Meaning
society; club; group
mouse; rat
city; city walls; town
fox