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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

lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
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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