滚水泼老鼠 gǔnshuǐpōlǎoshǔ to be in a disastrous state Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 滚水 滾水 gǔnshuǐ boiling water (colloquial) boiling water; water that has just been boiled泼 潑 pō verb to splash to splash, spill, or sprinkle a liquid forcefully; to scatter liquid老鼠 lǎoshǔ noun mouse mouse; rat