过街老鼠 guò jiē lǎo shǔ

sb or sth detested by all; target of scorn; anathema

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 41725th word

Definitions

  1. 1. sb or sth detested by all
  2. 2. target of scorn
  3. 3. anathema
  4. 4. cf. 老鼠過街，老鼠过街，人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3]

Characters

Character Meaning
过 guò HSK 2
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
街 jiē HSK 3
street
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
鼠 shǔ HSK 5
mouse; rat