老鼠過街，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
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
鼠 shǔ
HSK 5
rat, mouse; KangXi radical 208
過 guò pass, pass through, go across
街 jiē
HSK 3
street, road, thoroughfare
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
喊 hǎn
HSK 5
shout, call out, yell; howl; cry
打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack