māo kū lǎo shǔ
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
crocodile tears
lǎo shǔ wěi ba
lit. rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature
gǒu dài lǎo shǔ
lit. a dog who catches mice
to be meddlesome (idiom)
wán māo hé lǎo shǔ de yóu xì
to play a cat and mouse game
lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
the tip of the iceberg
the cockroach principle
lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
fig. everyone detests a lowlife
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
no clue where to start
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
fig. to be meddlesome
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1]
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
guò jiē lǎo shǔ
sb or sth detested by all
target of scorn
anathema
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]
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