猫哭老鼠

Traditional: 貓哭老鼠

māo kū lǎo shǔ

Dictionary entry

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence

What does 猫哭老鼠 mean?

猫哭老鼠 (māo kū lǎo shǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence

2crocodile tears

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猫māocat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) · (dialect) to hide oneself 哭kūto cry; to weep 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse

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