[Idiom]: City Fox Society Mouse

Pinyin: chéng hú shè shǔ

[Explanation]: Society: Land Temple. The fox on the city wall, the rat in the temple. It is a metaphor for a villain who relies on power to do evil, and it is difficult to get rid of it for a while.

【Idiom Story】:

The meaning of the idiom "City Fox Society Mouse" is a metaphor for the bad people who rely on the power of others and do evil.

This idiom comes from the Book of Jin. Xie Roller Biography", he said: "Kui Cheng is in trouble, and the city fox society is also a mouse." ”

During the Jin Dynasty, there was a general named Wang Dun in the court, and his chief historian was Xie Roller, and the two of them often discussed things in the court together. One day, Wang Dun said to Xie Juan: "Liu Kui is a treacherous and evil person, endangering the country, I want to get rid of this wicked person from the king's side, so as to serve the court." Do you think it's okay? ”。

Xie Kun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I can't help it, Liu Kui is indeed a bad person, but he is also a city fox club rat!" If you dig up the fox, you will break the wall; They had to smoke the rats with fire, or pour them with water, for fear of destroying the shrines and temples. Now this Liu Kui is like a fox in the city and a mouse in the temple. He is a close minister to the king's left and right, and his power is quite large, and he has the king as his backer, so I am afraid it will not be easy to get rid of him. ”

Wang Dun listened to Xie Roller's words, although he was unhappy, he had no choice but to give up.

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