猫和老鼠

貓和老鼠

Māo hé Lǎoshǔ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Tom and Jerry (American animated series)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

猫和老鼠是我童年最爱的动画片。

Māo hé Lǎoshǔ shì wǒ tóngnián zuì ài de dònghuàpiàn.

Tom and Jerry was my favourite cartoon as a kid.

HSK 7-9

他们俩就像猫和老鼠一样斗来斗去。

Tāmen liǎ jiù xiàng māo hé lǎoshǔ yīyàng dòulái-dòuqù.

The two of them fight like cat and mouse.

Tips

usage

猫和老鼠 literally 'cat and mouse' - both the cartoon title and a common metaphor for an endless chase / mutual antagonism, much like the English idiom. The Sichuan-dialect fan-dub (四川话版猫和老鼠) is its own internet classic.

Stroke Order

猫 māo

和 hé

老 lǎo

鼠 shǔ