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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
Simplified Characters
狗
逮
老
鼠
Traditional Characters
狗
逮
老
鼠
Pinyin
gou3 dai3 lao3 shu3
Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
狗
gou3
dog
逮
dai3
(coll.) to catch
老
lao3
prefix 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
鼠
shu3
rat
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