过街老鼠 (guō) — (idiom) person hated by everyone; public enemy

Definition

A set chengyu: literally 'a rat crossing the street,' it pictures someone despised and attacked by everyone they meet. The full proverb form is 人人喊打的过街老鼠 ('a rat that everyone shouts to beat').

idiom

person hated by everyonepublic enemy

Examples

，过街老鼠。
Tā zuò le nà me duō huài shì, xiàn zài chéng le rén rén 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，。
Zhè ge piàn zi jiù xiàng yì zhī guō, zǒu dào nǎ lǐ dōu bèi rén mà.
This swindler is like a rat crossing the street — he gets cursed wherever he goes.
，过街老鼠。
Zài dà jiā yǎn lǐ, tā yǐ jīng wán quán biàn chéng le guō.
In everyone's eyes, he has completely turned into a person hated by all.

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