一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
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1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
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2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
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1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
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2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
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1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
小肚鸡肠
xiǎo dù jī cháng
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1 lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded
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2 petty
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
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1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
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2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
抱头鼠窜
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
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1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān
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1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
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2 also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
搜肠刮肚
sōu cháng guā dù
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1 to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution
牵肠挂肚
qiān cháng guà dù
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1 deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious
狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
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1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
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2 fig. to be meddlesome
直肠直肚
zhí cháng zhí dù
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1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
眼馋肚饱
yǎn chán dù bǎo
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1 to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)
穷鼠啮狸
qióng shǔ niè lí
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1 a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ
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1 lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash
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2 on the verge of bankruptcy
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
老鼠过街，人人喊打
lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ
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1 lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
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2 fig. everyone detests a lowlife
胆小如鼠
dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ
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1 chicken-hearted (idiom)
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2 gutless
猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ
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1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
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2 crocodile tears
贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn
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1 shifty-eyed
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2 crafty-looking (idiom)
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年
huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián
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1 Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)