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老鼠過街，人人喊打

简 老鼠过街，人人喊打 · 繁 老鼠過街，人人喊打
Mandarin · pinyin lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ

Meanings

  1. lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
  2. fig. everyone detests a lowlife
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老
lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
鼠
shǔ · rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
街
jiē · street, road, thoroughfare
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
喊
hǎn · shout, call out, yell; howl; cry
打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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lou5 syu2 gwo3 gaai1 ，jan4 jan4 haam3 daa2

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老鼠過街，人人喊打 · lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3
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Exact source record老鼠過街，人人喊打 老鼠过街，人人喊打 [lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3] /lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)/fig. everyone detests a lowlife/