老鼠拉龟，无从下手 老鼠拉龜，無從下手 lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu 1. like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)2. no clue where to start
老鼠过街，人人喊打 老鼠過街，人人喊打 lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ 1. lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom)2. fig. everyone detests a lowlife
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu 1. lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)2. fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng 1. lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)2. fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
山中无老虎，猴子称大王 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王 shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng 1. in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)2. (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王[dà wáng] or 大王[dài wang])
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭 lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou 1. when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second2. the tip of the iceberg3. the cockroach principle
不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓 bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black; as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋 lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn 1. If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)2. fig. like father, like son
老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼 lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòu to honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's own
姜是老的辣 薑是老的辣 jiāng shì lǎo de là see 姜还是老的辣[jiāng hái shì lǎo de là]
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu see 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu]
(old) a senior in one's household
(Tw) calm; unperturbed (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [lāu-sîn-tsāi-tsāi])
(Tw) unoriginal; hackneyed; (of a joke) old