灶膛里的老鼠,到处乱窜 灶膛里的老鼠,到處亂竄 灶膛里的老鼠,到處亂竄

a mouse in the stove: darting about everywhere

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
Describes someone flustered and at a loss, not knowing what to do.
Simplified
灶膛里的老鼠,到处乱窜
Traditional (Taiwan)
灶膛里的老鼠,到處亂竄
Pinyin
zàotáng lǐ de lǎoshǔ, dàochù luàncuàn
Bopomofo
ㄗㄠˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ,ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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