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貓哭老鼠
maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 |
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"crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence (lit, "the cat sheds false tears for the mouse") Also seen in a longer form as 貓哭老鼠假慈悲.
Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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貓哭老鼠 / 猫哭老鼠 | ||
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Characters in this word:貓 maau1 - cat哭 huk1 - cry 老 lou5 - old, venerable 鼠 syu2 - rat; mouse 1 compounds containing this word:貓哭老鼠假慈悲 - "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence |
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