过街老鼠 guò jiē lǎo shǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

过 guò
HSK 2
pass, pass through, go across
街 jiē
HSK 3
street, road, thoroughfare
老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
鼠 shǔ
HSK 5
rat, mouse; KangXi radical 208