过街老鼠

Traditional: 過街老鼠

guò jiē lǎo shǔ

Dictionary entry

sb or sth detested by all

What does 过街老鼠 mean?

过街老鼠 (guò jiē lǎo shǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1sb or sth detested by all

2target of scorn

3anathema

4cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3]

Character breakdown

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过Guōsurname Guo 街jiēstreet · CL:條|条[tiao2]老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse

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过街老鼠

guò jiē lǎo shǔ

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