狗逮老鼠 in English gou3 dai3 lao3 shu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a dog who catches mice (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to be meddlesome

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Pinyin

gou3 dai3 lao3 shu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

gou3dog dai3(coll.) to catch lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity shu3rat