狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ

fig. to be meddlesome; lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
狗 gǒu HSK 1
dog
逮 dǎi HSK 6
to seize; (coll.) to catch; to seize
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
鼠 shǔ HSK 5
mouse; rat