Definition
过街老鼠 is a four-character idiom meaning 'a rat crossing the street' — a metaphor for someone so hated that everyone wants to beat them. It often appears in the full proverb 过街老鼠，人人喊打 ('a rat crossing the street — everyone shouts to beat it'), describing a person who is universally despised. Note: the pinyin in the source is given as guō, but the standard pronunciation is guò; please confirm.
idiom
person hated by everyonepublic enemy
Examples
- ，过街老鼠。Tā zuò le nàme duō huài shì, xiànzài chéng le rénrén hǎn dǎ de guō.He did so many bad things that now he's become a rat everyone wants to beat.
- 过街老鼠，。Zhège piànzi jiù xiàng yì zhī guō, zǒu dào nǎlǐ dōu bèi rén mà.This swindler is like a rat crossing the street — he gets cursed wherever he goes.
- ，过街老鼠。Zài dàjiā yǎn lǐ, tā yǐjīng wánquán biàn chéng le guō.In everyone's eyes, he has completely turned into a person hated by all.
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