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貓哭耗子

简 猫哭耗子 · 繁 貓哭耗子
Mandarin · pinyin māo kū hào zi

Meanings

  1. the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. crocodile tears
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貓
māo · cat
哭
kū · weep, cry, wail
耗
hào · consume, use up; waste, squander
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
猫
māo · cat
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1–1–4–5 · mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5

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maau1 huk1 hou3 zi2

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貓哭耗子 · mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5
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Exact source record貓哭耗子 猫哭耗子 [mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5] /the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence/crocodile tears/