貓哭耗子假慈悲

简 猫哭耗子假慈悲 · 繁 貓哭耗子假慈悲
Cantonese · source Jyutpingmaau1 huk1 hou3 zi2 gaa2 ci4 bei1

Meanings

  1. pretends to show sympathy for something; to shed crocrodile tears
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Same syllable, six tones

huk哭huk1to cryhuk2—huk3—huk4—huk5—酷huk6ruthless

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5 jia3 ci2 bei1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity貓哭耗子假慈悲 猫哭耗子假慈悲 [mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5 jia3 ci2 bei1] {maau1 huk1 hou3 zi2 gaa2 ci4 bei1} /pretends to show sympathy for something; to shed crocrodile tears/

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