耗子扛枪窝里横
“All tough at home, useless outside.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“So, you took it? I took it. How else would we survive?”
耗子扛枪窝里横
“All tough at home, useless outside.”
“A few years back, the hospital had formal staff.”
“You act so tough and bossy with me, but outside you wouldn't dare squeak.”
In Chinese social psychology, 'woliheng' is a sharp cultural criticism directed at individuals who lack real courage in society and vent their frustrations onto vulnerable family members.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a tyrant at home but a coward outside
Widely used to disparage someone who behaves aggressively toward family or intimates while being docile elsewhere.
a mouse carrying a gun (ironic allegory)
Part of a folk allegorical saying (xiehouyu) mocking someone pretending to be tough when they are fundamentally weak.
