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过街老鼠

guò jiē lǎo shǔ
Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. sb or sth detested by all
  2. 2. target of scorn
  3. 3. anathema
  4. 4. cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ]

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Child Words of 过街老鼠

老鼠
lǎo shǔ

rat

街
jiē

street

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

鼠
shǔ

(bound form) rat; mouse

老
lǎo

prefix 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