老鼠屎
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Chinese[edit]
mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person | stool; faeces | ||
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trad. (老鼠屎) | 老鼠 | 屎 | |
simp. #(老鼠屎) | 老鼠 | 屎 | |
Literally: “mouse excrement”. |
Etymology[edit]
From the proverb 一粒老鼠屎,壞了一鍋粥/一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥 (yī lì lǎoshǔshǐ, huài le yī guō zhōu, “One piece of mouse excrement spoiled one (whole) pot of rice congee.”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
老鼠屎