rat; mouse (dialectal term)
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rat; mouse
dialectA common dialectal term for rat or mouse, widely used in northern China (especially Beijing and surrounding regions). It is often used in everyday speech.
Chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
yǒu有
zhī只
dà大
hào耗
zi子
！
There's a big rat in the kitchen!
Wǎn晚
shàng上
zǒng总
néng能
tīng听
jiàn见
hào耗
zi子
zài在
fáng房
dǐng顶
shàng上
pǎo跑
。
You can always hear mice running on the roof at night.
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Māo猫
shì是
zhuā抓
hào耗
zi子
de的
hǎo好
shǒu手
。
Cats are good at catching mice.
Zhè这
hào耗
zi子
yào药
tǐng挺
guǎn管
yòng用
de的
。
This rat poison is quite effective.