| 米老鼠 | Mǐ Lǎo shǔ | Mickey Mouse |  |
| 黄鼠狼 | huáng shǔ láng | see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2 you4] |  |
| 小白鼠 | xiǎo bái shǔ | white mouse / lab mouse / lab rat / (fig.) human guinea pig | |
| 土拨鼠 | tǔ bō shǔ | groundhog | |
| 小袋鼠 | xiǎo dài shǔ | wallaby / pademelon | |
| 捕鼠器 | bǔ shǔ qì | mousetrap | |
| 天竺鼠 | tiān zhú shǔ | guinea pig / cavy | |
| 灭鼠药 | miè shǔ yào | rat poison | |
| 袋鼠国 | Dài shǔ guó | (slang) Australia | |
| 飞鼠属 | fēi shǔ shǔ | Old | |
| 鼢鼠属 | fén shǔ shǔ | zokor | |
| 海狸鼠 | hǎi lí shǔ | (zoology) coypu / nutria | |
| 花栗鼠 | huā lì shǔ | chipmunk (genus Tamias) | |
| 滑鼠垫 | huá shǔ diàn | mouse pad (Tw) | |
| 滑鼠蛇 | huá shǔ shé | Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus) | |
| 滑鼠手 | huá shǔ shǒu | carpal tunnel syndrome (Tw) | |
| 老鼠洞 | lǎo shǔ dòng | mouse hole | |
| 丘鼠属 | qiū shǔ shǔ | Bunomys | |
| 沙袋鼠 | shā dài shǔ | swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) | |
| 杀鼠药 | shā shǔ yào | rat poison | |
| 松鼠猴 | sōng shǔ hóu | Common | |
| 腺鼠疫 | xiàn shǔ yì | bubonic plague | |
| 小家鼠 | xiǎo jiā shǔ | house mouse | |
| 小老鼠 | xiǎo lǎo shǔ | @ / at symbol | |
| 鼹鼠皮 | yǎn shǔ pí | moleskin | |
| 抱头鼠窜 | bào tóu shǔ cuàn | to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom) / to flee ignominiously | |
| 贼眉鼠眼 | zéi méi shǔ yǎn | shifty-eyed / crafty-looking (idiom) | |
| 胆小如鼠 | dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ | (idiom) chicken-hearted / gutless | |
| 狗逮老鼠 | gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ | lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom) / fig. to be meddlesome | |
| 过街老鼠 | guò jiē lǎo shǔ | sb or sth detested by all / target of scorn / anathema / cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3] | |
| 罗雀掘鼠 | luó què jué shǔ | lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom) / fig. hard pressed for cash / on the verge of bankruptcy | |
| 穷鼠啮狸 | qióng shǔ niè lí | a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom) / the smallest worm will turn being trodden on | |
| 社鼠城狐 | shè shǔ chéng hú | lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls / fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people | |
| 投鼠忌器 | tóu shǔ jì qì | lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents | |
| 袋鼠法庭 | | kangaroo court | |
| 抱头鼠蹿 | bào tóu shǔ cuān | to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom) / to flee ignominiously / also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜 | |
| 大鼠狐猴 | dà shǔ hú hóu | Greater | |
| 老鼠尾巴 | lǎo shǔ wěi ba | lit. rat's tail / fig. a follower of inferior stature | |
| 料理鼠王 | liào lǐ shǔ wáng | Ratatouille | |
| 林负鼠属 | lín fù shǔ shǔ | Gray | |
| 罗雀掘鼠 | luó què - jué shǔ | lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom) / fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation) | |
| 猫哭老鼠 | māo kū lǎo shǔ | the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears | |
| 猫鼠游戏 | māo shǔ yóu xì | cat and mouse game | |
| 米奇老鼠 | Mǐ qí Lǎo shǔ | Mickey Mouse | |
| 麝袋鼠属 | shè dài shǔ shǔ | Musky | |
| 首鼠两端 | shǒu shǔ liǎng duān | (idiom) to hesitate / to remain undecided | |
| 松鼠猴属 | sōng shǔ hóu shǔ | squirrel | |
| 兔袋鼠属 | tù dài shǔ shǔ | Lagorchestes | |
| 纹兔袋鼠 | wén tù dài shǔ | Banded | |
| 鼯鼠亚科 | wú shǔ yà kē | flying | |
| 印鼠客蚤 | yìn shǔ kè zǎo | oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) | |
| 獐头鼠目 | zhāng tóu shǔ mù | lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom) / fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking | |
| 智利袋鼠 | zhì lì dài shǔ | Long-nosed | |
| 侏儒仓鼠 | zhū rú cāng shǔ | dwarf hamster | |
| 草地负鼠属 | cǎo dì fù shǔ shǔ | Patagonian | |
| 草原袋鼠属 | cǎo yuán dài shǔ shǔ | bettong | |
| 长鼻袋鼠属 | cháng bí dài shǔ shǔ | broad-faced | |
| 赤褐袋鼠属 | chì hé dài shǔ shǔ | Rufous | |
| 粗尾负鼠属 | cū wěi fù shǔ shǔ | Lutrine | |
| 大五趾跳鼠 | dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ | great jerboa (Allactaga major) | |
| 短尾矮袋鼠 | duǎn wěi ǎi dài shǔ | quokka (Setonix brachyurus) | |
| 短尾负鼠属 | duǎn wěi fù shǔ shǔ | Short-tailed | |
| 黑肩负鼠属 | hēi jiān fù shǔ shǔ | Black-shouldered | |
| 荒漠袋鼠属 | huāng mò dài shǔ shǔ | Desert | |
| 毛耳鼠狐猴 | máo ěr shǔ hú hóu | Hairy-eared | |
| 绵毛负鼠属 | mián máo fù shǔ shǔ | Woolly | |
| 蹼足负鼠属 | pǔ zú fù shǔ shǔ | water | |
| 四眼负鼠属 | sì yǎn fù shǔ shǔ | Brown | |
| 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 | huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián | Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom) | |
| 坎贝尔侏儒仓鼠 | Kǎn bèi ěr zhū rú cāng shǔ | Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) | |
| 玩猫和老鼠的游戏 | wán māo hé lǎo shǔ de yóu xì | to play a cat and mouse game | |
| 老鼠过街，人人喊打 | lǎo shǔ guò jiē , rén rén hǎn dǎ | lit. when a rat crosses the street, people chase it down (idiom) / fig. everyone detests a lowlife | |
| 老鼠拉龟，无从下手 | lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu | like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom) / no clue where to start | |
| 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 | yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng | lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch | |
| 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 | yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu | see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1] | |
| 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 | yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu | lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch | |
| 老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 | lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou | when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second / the tip of the iceberg / the cockroach principle | |
| 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心 | huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián , méi ān hǎo xīn | see 黃鼠狼給雞拜年|黄鼠狼给鸡拜年[huang2 shu3 lang2 gei3 ji1 bai4 nian2] | |
| 不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 | bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo | it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black / as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity) | |
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