鼠狗辈

鼠狗輩

shǔgǒubèi

phrase

Meanings

1 despicable lowlifes, contemptible scum
2 a pack of petty, shameless rogues

Characters

sort, lot (of people)

Examples

HSK 7-9

这些鼠狗辈趁火打劫，真是令人不齿。

Zhèxiē shǔgǒubèi chènhuǒ-dǎjié, zhēnshì lìngrén bùchǐ.

These lowlife rats looted while the fire raged - utterly beneath contempt.

HSK 7-9

他不屑与鼠狗辈争论。

Tā bùxiè yǔ shǔgǒubèi zhēnglùn.

He wouldn't stoop to arguing with such scum.

Tips

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Literary and strongly pejorative. You'll meet it in martial-arts novels and historical fiction more than in daily speech; modern colloquial equivalents include 鼠辈 or 小人.

Stroke Order

鼠 shǔ

狗 gǒu

辈 bèi