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貓哭老鼠假慈悲

maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1

"crocodile tears"

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

貓哭老鼠假慈悲

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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貓 maau1 mao1 mao2 - cat
哭 huk1 ku1 - cry
老 lou5 lao3 - old, venerable
鼠 syu2 shu3 - rat; mouse
假 gaa2; gaa3 jia3; jia4 - false; holiday
慈 ci4 ci2 - [1] kind; charitable; benevolent; benignant; m
悲 bei1 bei1 - sorrowful; mournful; sad

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