狗逮老鼠
gǒu​dǎi​lǎo​shǔ

to be meddlesome

  • created reference approved 狗逮老鼠 → 狗拿耗子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狗逮老鼠 gǒu​dǎi​lǎo​shǔ

    狗拿耗子 gǒu​ná​hào​zi

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 狗逮老鼠 · gǒu​dǎi​lǎo​shǔ · to be meddlesome — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狗逮老鼠

    gǒu​dǎi​lǎo​shǔ

    to be meddlesome

    Literally "a dog catching mice"; used to describe someone who meddles in other people's business or does things outside their responsibility

    狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog 逮 (literal) → 逮 · dǎi · to catch 老鼠 (literal) → 老鼠 · lǎo​shǔ · mouse

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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