开水泼老鼠，不死也要脱层皮開水潑老鼠，不死也要脫層皮開水潑老鼠，不死也要脱層皮

pouring boiling water on a rat: if it doesn't die it will still lose a layer of skin

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Even if someone bad escapes with their life, they will suffer heavy losses. Mocking and gloating.

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 开水泼老鼠，不死也要脱层皮
Traditional (Taiwan): 開水潑老鼠，不死也要脫層皮
Traditional (Hong Kong): 開水潑老鼠，不死也要脱層皮
Pinyin: kāishuǐ pō lǎoshǔ, bù sǐ yě yào tuō céng pí
Bopomofo: ㄎㄞㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄛㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄛㄘㄥˊ ㄆㄧˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences