老鼠过街，人人喊打
老鼠过街，人人喊打
lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ
lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom); fig. everyone detests a lowlife
idiom
Traditional: 老鼠過街，人人喊打
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- (idiom) lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)
- fig. everyone detests a lowlife
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Related Words
一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→何不食肉糜(hé bù shí ròu mí)— lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)
→一拥而入(yī yōng ér rù)— to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
→一视同仁(yī shì tóng rén)— to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
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