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猫哭老鼠

māo kū lǎo shǔ

Definitions

  1. 1. the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2. crocodile tears

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Child Words of 猫哭老鼠

哭
kū

to cry; to weep

老鼠
lǎo shǔ

rat

猫
māo

cat

鼠
shǔ

(bound form) rat; mouse

老
lǎo

prefix 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