xiǎo bái shǔ
little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal)
fig. guinea pig, i.e. human participant in experiment
shǔ nián
Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
tún shǔ
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
shǔ wěi cǎo
sage (Salvia officinalis)
zǐ shǔ
Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
tóu shǔ jì qì
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
zéi méi shǔ yǎn
shifty-eyed
crafty-looking (idiom)
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)
shǔ cuàn
to scamper off
to scurry off like a frightened rat
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
shǔ yì gǎn jūn
Yersinia pestis
the bubonic plage bacillus
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn
see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián]
huá shǔ shé
Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)
yìn shǔ kè zǎo
oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)
bào tóu shǔ cuān
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
luó què jué shǔ
lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
on the verge of bankruptcy
gǒu dài lǎo shǔ
lit. a dog who catches mice
to be meddlesome (idiom)
shè shǔ chéng hú
lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people
qióng shǔ niè lí
a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
wán māo hé lǎo shǔ de yóu xì
to play a cat and mouse game
shǔ dé kè
difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)
Kǎn bèi ěr zhū rú cāng shǔ
Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)
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 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
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
dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ
chicken-hearted (idiom)
gutless
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]
fēi shǔ
flying squirrel
(dialect) bat
shǔ zhī
mouse spider (genus Missulena)
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
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 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]
dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ
great jerboa (Allactaga major)
huá shǔ shǒu
carpal tunnel syndrome (Tw)
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
fig. to be meddlesome