老鼠过街,人人喊打 lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
  2. fig. everyone detests a lowlife

CHARACTERS

老 lǎo old, aged; experienced
鼠 shǔ rat, mouse; KangXi radical 208
过 guò pass, pass through, go across
街 jiē street, road, thoroughfare
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
喊 hǎn shout, call out, yell; howl; cry
打 dǎ strike, hit, beat; fight; attack