貓哭老鼠——假慈悲

See also: 猫哭老鼠——假慈悲

Chinese

		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
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”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): māo kū lǎoshǔ, jiǎ cíbēi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠㄎㄨㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ , ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau¹ huk¹ lou⁵ syu², gaa² ci⁴ bei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: māo kū lǎoshǔ, jiǎ cíbēi [Phonetic: māokūláoshǔ,jiǎcíbēi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄎㄨㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ , ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mao ku lǎoshǔ, jiǎ cíhbei
  - Wade–Giles: mao¹ kʻu¹ lao³-shu³, chia³ tzʻŭ²-pei¹
  - Yale: māu kū lǎu-shǔ-, jyǎ tsź-bēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhau ku laoshuu, jea tsyrbei
  - Palladius: мао ку лаошу, цзя цыбэй (mao ku laošu, czja cybɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau¹ huk¹ lou⁵ syu², gaa² ci⁴ bei¹
  - Yale: māau hūk lóuh syú, gá chìh bēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau¹ huk⁷ lou⁵ sy², gaa² tsi⁴ bei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mao¹ hug¹ lou⁵ xu², ga² qi⁴ béi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯⁵⁵ hʊk̚⁵ lou̯¹³ syː³⁵ kaː³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹ pei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

貓哭老鼠——假慈悲

to cry crocodile tears

Synonyms

貓哭耗子——假慈悲／猫哭耗子——假慈悲 (māo kū hàozi, jiǎ cíbēi)

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