Correct
老鼠见了猫
/ lǎo shǔ jiàn le māo /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
如同老鼠见了猫
2
吓得老鼠见了猫
3
就像老鼠见了猫（似的/一样）
Definition
老鼠见了猫
Literally means:
like a mouse bumping into a cat
Actually means:
panic and frightened when facing someone
It means being scared, startled or timid. It figuratively means that one feels panic and tries to dodge away when suddenly coming across a person who is in charge. Derogatory.
形容胆怯害怕，行动拘谨。比喻遇见管束自己的人时非常害怕，赶紧躲避。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as object or complement. (作 (作宾语、补语)
1
Tā
他
shuō
说
tā
他
dǎnzi
胆子
dà
大
,
wèishénme
为什么
jiàndào
见到
yǒurén
有人
qiǎngjié
抢劫
,
jiù
就
hè
吓
de
得
lǎoshǔ
老鼠
jiàn
见
le
了
māo
猫
shìde
似的
?
He said he was so bold, why did he scare the mouse into seeing the cat when he saw someone robbing him?
2
Tā
他
sān
三
suì
岁
de
的
shíhou
时候
céngjīng
曾经
bèi
被
gǒu
狗
yǎo
咬
guò
过
,
dá
打
nā
那
yǐhòu
以后
,
tā
他
yī
一
pèngdào
碰到
gǒu
狗
biàn
便
xiàng
像
lǎoshǔ
老鼠
jiàn
见
le
了
māo
猫
yīyàng
一样
,
hàipà
害怕
de
得
bùdéliǎo
不得了
。
He had been bitten by a dog when he was three years old, and after that, as soon as he came across the dog, he was as scared as a mouse as a mouse.
3
Nā
那
jǐ
几
ge
个
xiǎotōu
小偷
kànjiàn
看见
le
了
jǐngchá
警察
,
jiù
就
xiàng
像
lǎoshǔ
老鼠
jiàn
见
le
了
māo
猫
,
yī
一
xiàzi
下子
pǎo
跑
de
得
wúyǐngwúzōng
无影无踪
le
了
。
The thieves saw the policeman, like a mouse saw the cat, and ran without a trace.