| 狗逮老鼠 |
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ |
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom) / fig. to be meddlesome |
| 狗 |
gǒu |
dog / CL:只,条 |
| 逮 |
dǎi |
(coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 逮 |
dài |
(literary) to reach / used in 逮捕 (Taiwan pr. [dai3]) |
| 老 |
lǎo |
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
| 老鼠 |
lǎo shǔ |
rat; mouse (CL:只) |
| 鼠 |
shǔ |
(bound form) rat; mouse |