老鼠过街
lǎo​shǔ​guò​jiē

detested person

  • created reference approved 老鼠过街/老鼠過街 → 人人喊打 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老鼠过街 / 老鼠過街 lǎo​shǔ​guò​jiē

    人人喊打 rén​rén​hǎn​dǎ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 老鼠过街/老鼠過街 · lǎo​shǔ​guò​jiē · detested person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老鼠过街 / 老鼠過街

    lǎo​shǔ​guò​jiē

    detested person

    (idiom) a rat crossing the street; a person or thing that is universally detested and targeted by everyone. This is the first half of a two-part allegory meaning "everyone yells to hit it", used to describe someone who has committed crimes and has no place to hide from public anger.

    老鼠 (literal) → 老鼠 · lǎo​shǔ · mouse 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 街 (literal) → 街 · jiē · street

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