狗逮老鼠 — “To meddle in others' affairs”
狗逮老鼠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meddle in others' affairs”. To be nosy; to do something beyond one's duty or out of one's place. Literally, “a dog catches a mouse”.
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狗逮老鼠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狗逮老鼠 Character Breakdown
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这件事本来与他无关，但他却非要插手，真是狗逮老鼠多管闲事
This matter originally had nothing to do with him, but he insisted on interfering, truly meddling in others' affairs.
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Synonyms of 狗逮老鼠
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- gǒu狗tōu偷shǔ鼠qiè窃petty thievery or minor troublemaking
- gǒu狗bàng傍rén人shì势bully by relying on another's power
- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐péng朋undesirable dissolute companions
- gǒu狗dǎng党hú狐qún群a pack of rogues
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里tǔ吐bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙A wicked person says nothing good
- gǒu狗kǒu口lǐ里shēng生bù不chū出xiàng象yá牙Bad people cannot say good things
- gǒu狗chī吃shǐ屎fall awkwardly and heavily
- gǒu狗fèi吠bù不jīng惊dogs bark without causing alarm
- gǒu狗fèi吠zhī之jīng惊a minor fright or false alarm
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Open the tool →Questions about 狗逮老鼠
What does 狗逮老鼠 mean?
狗逮老鼠 (gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meddle in others' affairs”.
How do you pronounce 狗逮老鼠?
狗逮老鼠 is pronounced gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狗逮老鼠 literally mean?
Literally, 狗逮老鼠 means “a dog catches a mouse”. It is used to mean “to meddle in others' affairs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狗逮老鼠?
比喻做外行事或多管闲事。同“狗拿耗子”。