cat | to cry; to weep | mouse and rat in general; cunning, deceitful person | vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose |
merciful; benevolent; pitying | |||
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trad. (貓哭老鼠——假慈悲) | 貓 | 哭 | 老鼠 | —— | 假 | 慈悲 | |
simp. (猫哭老鼠——假慈悲) | 猫 | 哭 | 老鼠 | —— | 假 | 慈悲 | |
Literally: “Cat cries over mouse ― fake sympathy”. |
貓哭老鼠——假慈悲
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 貓哭老鼠——假慈悲, 貓哭耗子——假慈悲 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 貓哭耗子——假慈悲 |
Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 貓哭老鼠——假慈悲 |
Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 貓子哭老鼠——假慈悲 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 貓哭老鼠——假慈悲 |