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耗子

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  1. 1. (dialect) mouse; rat

Words Containing 耗子

狗拿耗子
gǒu ná hào zi

lit. a dog who catches mice

瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi

a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)

耗子尾汁
hào zi wěi zhī

you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hǎo zì wéi zhī])

猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence

Child Words of 耗子

子
zǐ

son

耗
hào

to waste

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