鼠 (syu2 | shu3) : rat; mouse

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鼠

syu2

shu3

[1] [n] rat; mouse
[2] Kangxi radical 208

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: (#208)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鼠

This word has been viewed 13638 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 06:26

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老鼠 lou5 syu2 lao3 shu3 = mouse; [粵]: Mr. Nobody

蛇頭鼠眼 se4 tau4 syu2 ngaan5 = shifty-eyed; wily-looking 粵

鬼鼠 gwai2 syu2 = sneaky; sneakily 粵

松鼠 cung4 syu2 song1 shu3 = squirrel

袋鼠 doi6 syu2 dai4 shu3 = kangaroo

鬼鬼鼠鼠 gwai2 gwai2 syu2 syu2 = sneaky; sneakily 粵

滑鼠 waat6 syu2 hua2 shu3 = (computer) mouse

捕鼠器 bou6 syu2 hei3 bu3 shu3 qi4 = a mousetrap

飛鼠 fei1 syu2 = [粵/普] a flying squirrel; [粵] a bat

老鼠斑 lou5 syu2 baan1 = high fin grouper, humpback grouper
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 61 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 鼠

做乜咁鬼鼠呀? 粵
Why are you being so sneaky?

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.

唔好摸啲老鼠啦，佢哋污糟邋遢粵
Don't touch the rats, they're extremely dirty.
[You could also add in a 好 in this case (i.e. 佢哋好污糟邋遢) with no real difference in meaning.]

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