老鼠仔

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person
minutely; young; duty
minutely; young; duty; responsibility
 
trad. (老鼠仔) 老鼠
simp. #(老鼠仔) 老鼠

Pronunciation

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Noun

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老鼠仔

  1. (Cantonese) small mouse or rat (Classifier: c)
  2. (Hakka) mouse; rat (Classifier: h)
  3. (Cantonese, figurative, humorous) biceps muscle, especially when flexed (Classifier: c)
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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 鳥鼠仔 (“small mouse or rat; mouse; rat; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 鳥鼠仔).