Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
rat; mouse
trad. (老鼠)
simp. #(老鼠)

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (26)
Final () (89) (22)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter lawX syoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑuX/ /ɕɨʌX/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑuX/ /ɕiɔX/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑuX/ /ɕiɔX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lawX/ /ɕɨə̆X/
Li
Rong
/lɑuX/ /ɕiɔX/
Wang
Li
/lɑuX/ /ɕĭoX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lɑuX/ /ɕi̯woX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lǎo shǔ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lou5 syu2

Noun edit

老鼠

  1. (countable) mouse and rat in general (Classifier: m c h)
  2. cunning, deceitful person
  3. (Classical dialect) bat (animal)
Synonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
  • (mouse, rat): 小鼠 (xiǎoshǔ, “mouse”), 大鼠 (dàshǔ, “rat”)
Derived terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 鳥鼠 (“mouse; rat”).
(This term is a variant form of 鳥鼠).