投鼠忌器 [－－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be doubtful about acting against an evil
    (syn.) 投鼠之忌, 掷鼠忌器, 擲鼠忌器
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）