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扯貓尾. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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pull; tear; to talk casually
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cat
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tail
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| trad. (扯貓尾)
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扯
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貓
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尾
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| simp. (扯猫尾)
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扯
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猫
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尾
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| Literally: “to pull a cat's tail”.
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
扯⫽貓尾 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese) to collude with each other to cover up or deceive someone
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
唱雙簧 (“to collude with each other, often to cover up or deceive others”)