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抱頭鼠竄 抱头鼠窜 [bao4 tou2 shu3 cuan4] /to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously/ 6338 1
捕鼠 捕鼠 [[bu3shu3]] /to catch mice/ 21 2
捕鼠器 捕鼠器 [[bu3shu3qi4]] /mousetrap/ 21 2
不管白貓黑貓,捉住老鼠就是好貓 不管白猫黑猫,捉住老鼠就是好猫 [bu4 guan3 bai2 mao1 hei1 mao1 , zhuo1 zhu4 lao3 shu3 jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao1] /it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)/ 2577 1
倉鼠 仓鼠 [cang1 shu3] /hamster/ 6994 1
打地鼠 打地鼠 [[Da3di4shu3]] /Whac-A-Mole (game)/ 87 2
大鼠 大鼠 [da4 shu3] /rat/ 6607 1
大五趾跳鼠 大五趾跳鼠 [da4 wu3 zhi3 tiao4 shu3] /great jerboa (Allactaga major)/ 5725 1
大白鼠 大白鼠 [[da4bai2shu3]] /white lab rat/ 196 2
袋鼠 袋鼠 [dai4 shu3] /kangaroo/ 7106 1
袋鼠國 袋鼠国 [[Dai4shu3guo2]] /(slang) Australia/ 751 2
膽小如鼠 胆小如鼠 [[dan3xiao3-ru2shu3]] /(idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless/ 496 2
短尾矮袋鼠 短尾矮袋鼠 [duan3 wei3 ai3 dai4 shu3] /quokka (Setonix brachyurus)/ 2162 1
飛鼠 飞鼠 [fei1 shu3] /flying squirrel/(dialect) bat/ 5144 1
[[fen2]] /used in 鼢鼠[fen2shu3]/ 381 2
鼢鼠 鼢鼠 [[fen2shu3]] /(zoology) zokor, a burrowing rodent (Myospalax spp.)/ 381 2
楓葉鼠 枫叶鼠 [[feng1ye4shu3]] /(coll.) winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus)/ 78 2
負鼠 负鼠 [fu4 shu3] /opossum (zoo.)/ 6710 1
狗逮老鼠 狗逮老鼠 [gou3 dai3 lao3 shu3] /lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)/fig. to be meddlesome/ 4039 1
過街老鼠 过街老鼠 [guo4 jie1 lao3 shu3] /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]/ 4017 1
海狸鼠 海狸鼠 [[hai3li2shu3]] /(zoology) coypu; nutria/ 820 2
花栗鼠 花栗鼠 [hua1 li4 shu3] /chipmunk (genus Tamias)/ 5807 1
滑鼠 滑鼠 [hua2 shu3] /(computer) mouse (Tw)/ 4979 1
滑鼠墊 滑鼠垫 [hua2 shu3 dian4] /mouse pad (Tw)/ 4979 1
滑鼠蛇 滑鼠蛇 [hua2 shu3 she2] /Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)/ 5937 1
滑鼠手 滑鼠手 [hua2 shu3 shou3] /carpal tunnel syndrome (Tw)/ 4433 1
黃鼠狼給雞拜年 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 [huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2] /Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)/ 6197 1
黃鼠狼給雞拜年,沒安好心 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心 [huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2 , mei2 an1 hao3 xin1] /see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2]/ 6197 1
黃鼠狼 黄鼠狼 [[huang2shu3lang2]] /see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2you4]/ 116 2
鍵鼠 键鼠 [[jian4shu3]] /keyboard and mouse (abbr. for 鍵盤|键盘[jian4pan2] + 鼠標|鼠标[shu3biao1])/ 326 2
坎貝爾侏儒倉鼠 坎贝尔侏儒仓鼠 [Kan3 bei4 er3 zhu1 ru2 cang1 shu3] /Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)/ 6320 1
葵鼠 葵鼠 [kui2 shu3] /guinea pig/ 4452 1
老鼠洞 老鼠洞 [lao3 shu3 dong4] /mouse hole/ 6514 1
老鼠過街,人人喊打 老鼠过街,人人喊打 [lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3] /lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)/fig. everyone detests a lowlife/ 4017 1
老鼠拉龜,無從下手 老鼠拉龟,无从下手 [lao3 shu3 la1 gui1 , wu2 cong2 xia4 shou3] /like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)/no clue where to start/ 4206 1
老鼠拖木鍁,大頭在後頭 老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头 [lao3 shu3 tuo1 mu4 xian1 , da4 tou2 zai4 hou4 tou5] /when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second/the tip of the iceberg/the cockroach principle/ 6153 1
老鼠 老鼠 [[lao3shu3]] /rat; mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1])/ 833 2
老鼠倉 老鼠仓 [[lao3shu3cang1]] /(finance) "rat trading", a form of front-running in which a fund manager secretly builds a position in a security at low prices using personal funds, then uses public funds to drive up the price/ 351 2
栗鼠 栗鼠 [li4 shu3] /chinchilla/chipmunk/ 6301 1
羅掘 罗掘 [[luo2jue2]] /to scrape together money (abbr. for 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠[luo2que4-jue2shu3])/ 876 2
羅雀掘鼠 罗雀掘鼠 [[luo2que4-jue2shu3]] /(lit.) to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)/(fig.) to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)/ 55 2
貓哭老鼠 猫哭老鼠 [mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3] /the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence/crocodile tears/ 6338 1
貓鼠遊戲 猫鼠游戏 [mao1 shu3 you2 xi4] /cat and mouse game/ 6195 1
米老鼠 米老鼠 [Mi3 Lao3 shu3] /Mickey Mouse/ 4962 1
米奇老鼠 米奇老鼠 [Mi3 qi2 Lao3 shu3] /Mickey Mouse/ 4962 1
滅鼠藥 灭鼠药 [mie4 shu3 yao4] /rat poison/ 5868 1
窮鼠嚙狸 穷鼠啮狸 [qiong2 shu3 nie4 li2] /a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on/ 5875 1
沙袋鼠 沙袋鼠 [sha1 dai4 shu3] /swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)/ 2920 1
沙鼠 沙鼠 [sha1 shu3] /gerbil/ 5273 1
殺鼠藥 杀鼠药 [sha1 shu3 yao4] /rat poison/ 5868 1
社鼠城狐 社鼠城狐 [she4 shu3 cheng2 hu2] /lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people/ 6799 1
首鼠兩端 首鼠两端 [shou3 shu3 liang3 duan1] /(idiom) to hesitate/to remain undecided/ 2211 1
[shu3] /variant of 鼠[shu3]/ 5896 1
[[shu3]] /(bound form) rat; mouse/ 832 2
鼠輩 鼠辈 [shu3 bei4] /a scoundrel/a bad chap/ 6966 1
鼠標墊 鼠标垫 [shu3 biao1 dian4] /mouse pad/ 5799 1
鼠標器 鼠标器 [shu3 biao1 qi4] /mouse (computer)/ 6602 1
鼠竄 鼠窜 [shu3 cuan4] /to scamper off/to scurry off like a frightened rat/ 5419 1
鼠膽 鼠胆 [shu3 dan3] /cowardly/ 6966 1
鼠得克 鼠得克 [shu3 de2 ke4] /difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)/ 5986 1
鼠肚雞腸 鼠肚鸡肠 [shu3 du4 ji1 chang2] /small-minded/ 6966 1
鼠婦 鼠妇 [shu3 fu4] /woodlouse/pill bug/ 4819 1
鼠海豚 鼠海豚 [shu3 hai3 tun2] /porpoise/ 6942 1
鼠目寸光 鼠目寸光 [shu3 mu4 cun4 guang1] /short-sighted/ 6966 1
鼠年 鼠年 [shu3 nian2] /Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)/ 6896 1
鼠尾草 鼠尾草 [shu3 wei3 cao3] /sage (Salvia officinalis)/ 6567 1
鼠蹊 鼠蹊 [shu3 xi1] /groin/ 5766 1
鼠型斑疹傷寒 鼠型斑疹伤寒 [shu3 xing2 ban1 zhen3 shang1 han2] /murine typhus/ 7106 1
鼠藥 鼠药 [shu3 yao4] /rat poison/ 5868 1
鼠疫 鼠疫 [shu3 yi4] /plague/ 7106 1
鼠疫桿菌 鼠疫杆菌 [shu3 yi4 gan3 jun1] /Yersinia pestis/the bubonic plage bacillus/ 6967 1
鼠蚤型斑疹傷寒 鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒 [shu3 zao3 xing2 ban1 zhen3 shang1 han2] /murine typhus fever/ 7106 1
鼠蛛 鼠蛛 [shu3 zhu1] /mouse spider (genus Missulena)/ 2818 1
鼠標 鼠标 [[shu3biao1]] /(computing) mouse/ 326 2
鼠患 鼠患 [[shu3huan4]] /rat infestation/ 79 2
睡鼠 睡鼠 [shui4 shu3] /dormouse/ 7106 1
松鼠 松鼠 [song1 shu3] /squirrel/ 7106 1
天竺鼠 天竺鼠 [tian1 zhu2 shu3] /guinea pig/cavy/ 6660 1
田鼠 田鼠 [tian2 shu3] /vole/ 7038 1
投鼠忌器 投鼠忌器 [tou2 shu3 ji4 qi4] /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/ 5995 1
土撥鼠 土拨鼠 [[tu3bo1shu3]] /(zoology) marmot (in the US, esp. groundhog or woodchuck)/ 464 2
豚鼠 豚鼠 [tun2 shu3] /guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)/ 6513 1
鼯鼠 鼯鼠 [wu2 shu3] /flying squirrel/ 5144 1
[[xi1]] /used in 鼷鼠[xi1shu3]/ 556 2
鼷鼠 鼷鼠 [[xi1shu3]] /house mouse/ 556 2
腺鼠疫 腺鼠疫 [xian4 shu3 yi4] /bubonic plague/ 2106 1
小白鼠 小白鼠 [xiao3 bai2 shu3] /white mouse/lab mouse; lab rat/(fig.) human guinea pig/ 998 1
小袋鼠 小袋鼠 [xiao3 dai4 shu3] /wallaby/pademelon/ 7106 1
小老鼠 小老鼠 [xiao3 lao3 shu3] /@/at symbol/ 3893 1
小鼠 小鼠 [xiao3 shu3] /mouse/ 6879 1
小家鼠 小家鼠 [[xiao3jia1shu3]] /house mouse/ 556 2
鼴鼠 鼹鼠 [yan3 shu3] /mole (zoology)/ 5899 1
鼴鼠皮 鼹鼠皮 [yan3 shu3 pi2] /moleskin/ 6189 1
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 [yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 tang1] /lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)/fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch/ 1675 1
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 [yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1] /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]/ 4628 1
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] /lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)/fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch/ 1675 1
音意合譯 音意合译 [yin1 yi4 he2 yi4] /formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋[bing1 qi2 lin2], 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3], 奶昔[nai3 xi1] and 米老鼠[Mi3 Lao3 shu3])/ 2168 1
印鼠客蚤 印鼠客蚤 [yin4 shu3 ke4 zao3] /oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)/ 6021 1
鼬鼠 鼬鼠 [you4 shu3] /weasel/ 6176 1
賊眉鼠眼 贼眉鼠眼 [zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3] /shifty-eyed/crafty-looking (idiom)/ 6194 1
賊眉賊眼 贼眉贼眼 [zei2 mei2 zei2 yan3] /see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼[zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3]/ 4933 1
獐頭鼠目 獐头鼠目 [zhang1 tou2 shu3 mu4] /lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom)/fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking/ 2166 1
侏儒倉鼠 侏儒仓鼠 [zhu1 ru2 cang1 shu3] /dwarf hamster/ 6403 1
竹鼠 竹鼠 [[zhu2shu3]] /bamboo rat/ 312 2
子鼠 子鼠 [zi3 shu3] /Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)/ 6896 1

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