老鼠仔

老鼠仔

1. (Cantonese) small mouse or rat (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
2. (Hakka) mouse; rat (Classifier: 隻／只 h)
   • (Can we date this quote?), 郝廣才 , translated by 徐敏莉 and 邱一帆 , 《英雄毋驚貓仔》‎:

     在大海个另外一片，有一座天堂島，島項淨老鼠仔無貓仔。
     在大海个另外一片，有一座天堂岛，岛项净老鼠仔无猫仔。

     Thî thai-hói ke nang-ngoi yit phién, yû yit chho thiên-thòng tó, tó-hong chhiang ló-chhú-é mò meu-é.

     On the other side of the sea, there is a paradise island, where there were only mice and no cats.

3. (Cantonese, figurative, humorous) biceps muscle, especially when flexed (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
   • 2013, 莫樹錦 , 《醫得喜，活得樂》, Hong Kong: 天行者出版 , →ISBN, page 8:

     條友仔食得玩得又鍾意旅行，學識豐富兼注重細節，最近仲重金買咗部神級相機，好鬼重，重到可以練老鼠仔。
     条友仔食得玩得又钟意旅行，学识丰富兼注重细节，最近仲重金买咗部神级相机，好鬼重，重到可以练老鼠仔。

     tiu⁴ jau^5-2 zai² sik⁶ dak¹ waan^4-2 dak¹ jau⁶ zung¹ ji³ leoi⁵ hang⁴, hok⁶ sik¹ fung¹ fu³ gim¹ zyu³ zung⁶ sai³ zit³, zeoi³ gan⁶ zung⁶ cung⁵ gam¹ maai⁵ zo² bou⁶ san⁴ kap¹ soeng^3-2 gei¹, hou² gwai² cung⁵, cung⁵ dou³ ho² ji⁵ lin⁶ lou⁵ syu² zai².

     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.

• (mouse):

• (biceps): 小老鼠 (xiǎolǎoshǔ)