老鼠见猫 — “To be utterly terrified and lose all courage”
老鼠见猫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly terrified and lose all courage”. Especially in the presence of someone or something intimidating, like a mouse seeing a cat. Literally, “Mouse sees cat”.
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老鼠见猫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
老鼠见猫 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 老鼠见猫
他平时胆子很大，但一听到老板严厉的批评，立刻就变得像老鼠见猫一样，不敢吭声。
He is usually very brave, but as soon as he heard his boss's stern criticism, he immediately became like a mouse seeing a cat, daring not to utter a sound.
Idioms Related to 老鼠见猫
More idioms starting with 老
- lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
- lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
- lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
- lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
- lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
- lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
- lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
- lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
- lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
- lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything
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What does 老鼠见猫 mean?
老鼠见猫 (lǎo shǔ jiàn māo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly terrified and lose all courage”.
How do you pronounce 老鼠见猫?
老鼠见猫 is pronounced lǎo shǔ jiàn māo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老鼠见猫 literally mean?
Literally, 老鼠见猫 means “Mouse sees cat”. It is used to mean “to be utterly terrified and lose all courage”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老鼠见猫?
比喻十分惧怕