出洞的老鼠,东张西望出洞的老鼠,東張西望出洞的老鼠,東張西望

a mouse out of its hole: looking east and west

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone looking around warily to size up the situation, or glancing about aimlessly. Slightly mocking.

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Simplified: 出洞的老鼠,东张西望
Traditional (Taiwan): 出洞的老鼠,東張西望
Pinyin: chū dòng de lǎoshǔ,dōngzhāngxīwàng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄉㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ,ㄉㄨㄥㄓㄤㄒㄧㄨㄤˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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