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投鼠忌器

tóushǔjìqì

ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋ

  1. 1lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents

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