# 老鼠仔
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ syu$^2$ zai$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lo-chhú-é / no-chhú-é
    (Meixian, Guangdong): lau$^3$ cu$^3$ ê$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ syu$^2$ zai$^2$
*** Yale: lóuh syú jái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ sy$^2$ dzai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ xu$^2$ zei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ syː³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lo-chhú-é
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo cu$^ˋ$ e$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lo$^4$ cu$^3$ e$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo⁵⁵ t͡sʰu³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: no-chhú-é
*** Hakka Romanization System: no cu$^ˋ$ e$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: no$^4$ cu$^3$ e$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /no⁵⁵ t͡sʰu³¹ e³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: lau$^3$ cu$^3$ ê$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /lau³¹ t͡sʰu³¹ ʋe³¹/

#### Noun

老鼠仔
* (Cantonese) small mouse or rat (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
* (Hakka) mouse; rat (Classifier: 隻／只 h)
** (Can we date this quote?), 郝廣才 [Kuang-Ts'ai Hao], translated by 徐敏莉 [Hsu Min-Li] and 邱一帆 [Chiu Yi-fan], 《英雄毋驚貓仔》‎:
       Thî thai-hói ke nang-ngoi yit phién, yû yit chho thiên-thòng tó, tó-hong chhiang ló-chhú-é mò meu-é. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
       On the other side of the sea, there is a paradise island, where there were only mice and no cats.
* (Cantonese, figurative, humorous) biceps muscle, especially when flexed (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
** 2013, 莫樹錦 [Tony Mok], 《醫得喜，活得樂》, Hong Kong: 天行者出版 [Skywalker Press], →ISBN, page 8:
       tiu$^4$ jau$^{5-2}$ zai$^2$ sik$^6$ dak$^1$ waan$^{4-2}$ dak$^1$ jau$^6$ zung$^1$ ji$^3$ leoi$^5$ hang$^4$, hok$^6$ sik$^1$ fung$^1$ fu$^3$ gim$^1$ zyu$^3$ zung$^6$ sai$^3$ zit$^3$, zeoi$^3$ gan$^6$ zung$^6$ cung$^5$ gam$^1$ maai$^5$ zo$^2$ bou$^6$ san$^4$ kap$^1$ soeng$^{3-2}$ gei$^1$, hou$^2$ gwai$^2$ cung$^5$, cung$^5$ dou$^3$ ho$^2$ ji$^5$ lin$^6$ lou$^5$ syu$^2$ zai$^2$. [Jyutping]
       The guy eats hard, plays hard, and likes to travel. He's knowledgeable and pays attention to details. Recently, he even bought a top-tier camera for a large sum. It's so heavy that he can use it to train his biceps.

##### Synonyms

* (mouse):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 鼠 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 老鼠 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 鼠 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 老鼠, 米奇 colloquial |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 老鼠 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 老鼠 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 老鼠 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 老鼠 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 耗子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 老鼠 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 耗子, 土耗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuncheng | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wenxi | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yongji | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jixian | 老鼠, 圪老夜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Huozhou | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 耗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 老鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 老鼠 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 老鼠, 老蟲, 耗子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 老鼠 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 老鼠子, 老鼠 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 老鼠 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 老鼠 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 老鼠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 老鼠子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老鼠, 高大爹 dated, euphemistic, 客人 dated, euphemistic |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 老鼠, 老鼠子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 老鼠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 老鼠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guanyang | 老鼠子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 老鼠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 老鼠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 老鼠 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 老鼠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 老鼠, 小耳朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 老鼠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 老鼠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 老鼠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xinghua | 老鼠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 老鼠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 老鼠 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 老鼠, 老鼠子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 老鼠, 老鼠子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 老鼠, 高客 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老鼠, 米奇 colloquial |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 老鼠 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 老鼠 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老鼠, 財神 euphemistic |
| Gan | Pengze | 老鼠 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 老鼠 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 老鼠子, 老鼠 |
| Gan | Liuyang | 老鼠哩 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老鼠, 老鼠仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 老鼠, 老鼠仔 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 老鼠, 尖支鬼 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 了猬 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 老鼠仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 老鼠仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 老鼠, 老鼠仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 老鼠 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 老鼠 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 老鼠 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 老鼠, 尖嘴 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 老鼠 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 老伯 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 老鼠 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 老鼠 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 老鼠 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 老鼠 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老鼠, 𪕸兒, 耗子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 毛𪕸兒, 老鼠 |
| Jin | Qingxu | 毛𪕸兒, 𪕸兒 |
| Jin | Loufan | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Jinzhong (Taigu) | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 𪕸兒 |
| Jin | Heshun | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Qixian | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 耗子 |
| Jin | Datong | 耗子 |
| Jin | Tianzhen | 耗子 |
| Jin | Guangling | 耗子 |
| Jin | Suozhou | 耗子 |
| Jin | Shanyin | 耗子 |
| Jin | Pingding | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 𪕸兒, 耗子 |
| Jin | Wutai | 𪕸子, 耗子 |
| Jin | Daixian | 耗子 |
| Jin | Wuzhai | 耗子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 老鼠, 𪕸兒, 旮旯兒家 |
| Jin | Shilou | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Fenyang | 𪕸兒, 毛𪕸兒 |
| Jin | Lanxian | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Linxian | 旮旯家 |
| Jin | Wenshui | 𪕸兒 |
| Jin | Xiaoyi | 𪕸兒 |
| Jin | Fenxi | 旮旯裡家 |
| Jin | Xixian | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 老鼠, 耗子, 老耗子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 耗子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jin | Pingshun | 老耗子 |
| Jin | Zhangzi | 老耗子 |
| Jin | Qinxian | 旮旯家 |
| Jin | Jincheng | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Lingchuan | 缸旮旯 |
| Jin | Yangcheng | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Gaoping | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Jining | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jin | Baotou | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jin | Handan | 老鼠, 耗子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Suide | 老鼠 |
| Jin | Shenmu | 老鼠 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老鼠 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 老鼠 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 老鼠 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 老鼠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老鼠, 尖尖喙 euphemistic |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 老鼠 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 老鼠 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 老鼠 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鳥鼠, 鼠 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 老鼠, 鼠 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 鳥鼠, 鼠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 鳥鼠, 鳥鼠仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鳥鼠仔, 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鳥鼠 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 鼠母 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 貓鼠, 老鼠 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 貓鼠 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 貓鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 廬鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 廬鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 廬鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 廬鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 廬鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 廬鼠 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 廬鼠 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 老鼠 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 老鼠 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 老鼠 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 老鼠 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 老鼠 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 老鼠 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 老鼠子 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 老鼠 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 老鼠 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 老蟲, 老鼠 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 老鼠, 老蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 老鼠, 老蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 老蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 老鼠, 老蟲 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 老蟲, 老鼠, 夜裡大人 humorous |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 老蟲 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 老鼠, 老蟲 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 老蟲 |
| Wu | Changshu | 老蟲 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 老蟲 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Liyang | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Yixing | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Danyang | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 老鼠, 老蟲 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 老蟲 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 老鼠 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 老鼠 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老鼠子, 高客 dated, euphemistic, 高客子 dated, euphemistic |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 老鼠子 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 老鼠子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 老鼠子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 老鼠子, 高客 euphemistic |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 老鼠 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 鼠, 老鼠 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 老鼠 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 老鼠 |
* (biceps): 小老鼠 (xiǎolǎoshǔ)

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 老鼠仔 – see 鳥鼠仔 (“small mouse or rat; mouse; rat; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 鳥鼠仔).