- 狗拿耗子 gǒunáhàozi meddlingto interfere in matters that are not one's concern; to be meddlesome
- 猫哭耗子 māokūhàozi crocodile tearsa hypocritical pretense of sympathy or condolence; literally, the cat weeps for the dead mouse
- 瞎猫碰上死耗子 xiāmāopèngshàngsǐhàozi blind lucka stroke of luck; to achieve something by sheer chance rather than skill
- 耗子尾汁 hàoziwěizhī behave yourselfinternet slang meaning "behave yourself" or "you're on your own" (a phonetic pun on [[好自为之|好自為之|hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1]])