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貓哭老鼠假慈悲 (maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1) — "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence (lit, "the cat sheds false tears for the mouse") in Cantonese

maauˉ¹貓hukˉ¹哭louˏ₅老syuˊ²鼠gaaˊ²假ciˎ₄慈beiˉ¹悲
简 猫哭老鼠假慈悲
Mandarin Pinyin: mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 jia3 ci2 bei1

Meaning of 貓哭老鼠假慈悲

noun"crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence (lit, "the cat sheds false tears for the mouse")

Characters in 貓哭老鼠假慈悲

貓maau1
cat
哭huk1
weep; cry; wail; sob
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
鼠syu2
rat; mouse
假gaa2
borrow; avail oneself of
慈ci4
kind; loving; fond; benevolent
悲bei1
sorrowful; mournful; sad; woeful; rueful; doleful

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