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

noun

Level: 2   Google Frequency: 4,100,000

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

This word has been viewed 4040 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 1st Mar 2009 20:16
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Characters in this word:

 lou5  -  old, venerable
 syu2  -  rat; mouse

13 compounds containing this word:

老鼠斑 - high fin grouper, humpback grouper
貓哭老鼠假慈悲 - "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence
白老鼠 - guinea pigs
老鼠仔 - biceps; (placename) Lo Shu Chai
沙灘老鼠 - beach robbers
我識你老鼠 - I don't know you
電燈杉掛老鼠箱 - a couple with great height difference
電老鼠 - electricity rat
老鼠貨 - stolen goods (lit., "goods from Mr. Nobody")
米奇老鼠 - Mickey Mouse
機場老鼠 - Schiphol airport mouse
貓哭老鼠 - "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence
米老鼠 - Mickey Mouse

Showing all 2 examples containing 老鼠
detail 枕住健身肌肉都係鬆婄,只得老鼠仔
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.
detail 唔好老鼠佢哋污糟邋遢
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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