Chinese Notes

老鼠 lǎoshǔ

lǎoshǔ noun rat; mouse
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature , Concept: Animal 动物
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '老鼠'; Guoyu '老鼠' 1)
lǎoshǔ noun a despicable person
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '老鼠' 2)

不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫(不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓) it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤(一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯) a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup; one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
狗逮老鼠 a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome
老鼠过街，人人喊打(老鼠過街，人人喊打) when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down; everyone detests a lowlife
米奇老鼠 Mickey Mouse
老鼠尾巴 rat's tail; a follower of inferior stature
小老鼠 @; at symbol
猫哭老鼠(貓哭老鼠) the cat weeps for the dead mouse; hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头(老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭) when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥(一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥) a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee; one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
老鼠拉龟，无从下手(老鼠拉龜，無從下手) like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip; no clue where to start
老鼠洞 mouse hole
过街老鼠(過街老鼠) sb or sth detested by all; target of scorn; anathema; cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打

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