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貓哭老鼠假慈悲
  maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1   jyutping
  mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 jia3 ci2 bei1   pinyin
"crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence (lit, "the cat sheds false tears for the mouse")

This also seen with the front or back parts in isolation as 貓哭老鼠 or 假慈悲.
Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
貓哭老鼠假慈悲 / 猫哭老鼠假慈悲

This word has been viewed 3612 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 2nd Jan 2006 15:51 and last edited on 9th Mar 2009 02:29
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Characters in this word:

 maau1  -  cat
 huk1  -  cry
 lou5  -  old, venerable
 syu2  -  rat; mouse
 gaa2 gaa3  -  false; fake; suppose; if; borrow; holiday
 ci4  -  kind; loving; maternal
 bei1  -  sorrowful; mournful; sad
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