窮鼠猫きゅうそねこ
kyūsonekō kamu

Godan Verb (mu)
Expression

1. a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward

Proverb
「そんなにめられた相手あいてじゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠きゅうそねこむってうじゃないか」
"sonnani namerareta aitejanaikedonā..." "sōdayo kyūsonekō kamutte iujanaika"
"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"
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