城狐社鼠 chéng hú shè shǔ
chéng hú shè shǔ
set phrase
foxes in the city and rats in the temples
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Referring to people who are unwholesome but can do little harm (Guoyu '城狐社鼠'; Mathews 1931 '城狐社鼠', p. 49)
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