羅雀掘鼠

1. • to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)

     lit.

2. • to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)

     fig.

Character by character

• 羅(luó)surname Luo
• 雀(què)small bird
• 掘(jué)dig
• 鼠(shǔ)rat