鼹鼠 (yǎn shǔ) — mole (the animal); (figurative) mole, spy (especially in economic or corporate contexts)

Definition

Examples

• 鼹鼠是一种生活在洞穴里的小动物。
  yǎn shǔ Shì yì zhǒng shēng huó zài dòng xué lǐ de xiǎo dòng wù.
  The mole is a small animal that lives in burrows.
• 警方怀疑公司里有经济鼹鼠。
  Jǐng fāng huái yí gōng sī lǐ yǒu jīng jì yǎn shǔ.
  The police suspect there is an economic mole inside the company.
• 这种鼹鼠的视力很差，但听觉非常灵敏。
  Zhè zhǒng yǎn shǔ de shì lì hěn chà, dàn tīng jué fēi cháng líng mǐn.
  This kind of mole has very poor eyesight but extremely sensitive hearing.