過街老鼠 guò jiē lǎo shǔ

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
過 guò
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