狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a dog who catches mice
  2. to be meddlesome (idiom)

CHARACTERS

狗 gǒu dog, canis familiaris
拿 ná take, hold, grasp; bring; with
耗 hào consume, use up; waste, squander
子 zi offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch