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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1老鼠 老鼠 lǎo shǔlao3 shu3rat; mouse; Classifiers:
2 shǔshu3rat; mouse; Classifiers:
3松鼠 松鼠 sōng shǔsong1 shu3squirrel
4不管白猫黑猫,捉住老鼠就是好猫 不管白貓黑貓,捉住老鼠就是好貓 guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māobu4 guan3 bai2 mao1 hei1 mao1 , zhuo1 zhu4 lao3 shu3 jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao1it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
5腺鼠疫 腺鼠疫 xiàn shǔ xian4 shu3 yi4bubonic plague
6首鼠两端 首鼠兩端 shǒu shǔ liǎng duānshou3 shu3 liang3 duan1(idiom) to hesitate; to remain undecided
7獐头鼠目 獐頭鼠目 zhāng tóu shǔ zhang1 tou2 shu3 mu4lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom); fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking
8狗偷鼠窃 狗偷鼠竊 gǒu tōu shǔ qiègou3 tou1 shu3 qie4petty theft (idiom)
9坎贝尔侏儒仓鼠 坎貝爾侏儒倉鼠 kǎn bèi ěr zhū cāng shǔKan3 bei4 er3 zhu1 ru2 cang1 shu3Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)
10黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心 黃鼠狼給雞拜年,沒安好心 huáng shǔ láng gěi bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīnhuang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2 , mei2 an1 hao3 xin1see 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
11黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 黃鼠狼給雞拜年 huáng shǔ láng gěi bài niánhuang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
12滑鼠手 滑鼠手 huá shǔ shǒuhua2 shu3 shou3carpal tunnel syndrome (Tw)
13滑鼠蛇 滑鼠蛇 huá shǔ shéhua2 shu3 she2Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)
14滑鼠垫 滑鼠墊 huá shǔ diànhua2 shu3 dian4mouse pad (Tw)
15滑鼠 滑鼠 huá shǔhua2 shu3(computer) mouse (Tw)
16过街老鼠 過街老鼠 guò jiē lǎo shǔguo4 jie1 lao3 shu3sb or sth detested by all; target of scorn; anathema; cf. 老鼠過街老鼠过街人人喊打
17抱头鼠蹿 抱頭鼠躥 bào tóu shǔ cuānbao4 tou2 shu3 cuan1to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously; also written 抱头鼠窜
18狗逮老鼠 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔgou3 dai3 lao3 shu3lit. a dog who catches mice; to be meddlesome (idiom)
19负鼠 負鼠 shǔfu4 shu3opossum (zoo.)
20飞鼠 飛鼠 fēi shǔfei1 shu3flying squirrel; (dialect) bat
21胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo shǔdan3 xiao3 ru2 shu3chicken-hearted (idiom); gutless
22袋鼠 袋鼠 dài shǔdai4 shu3kangaroo
23大鼠 大鼠 shǔda4 shu3rat
24仓鼠 倉鼠 cāng shǔcang1 shu3hamster
25子鼠 子鼠 shǔzi3 shu3Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)

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