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猫哭耗子
貓哭耗子
māokūhàozi
1. the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
2. crocodile tears

Character Breakdown

猫
māo
cat
HSK 1 11 丶
哭
kū
to weep, to cry, to wail
HSK 3 10 丶
耗
hào
to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste
HSK 6 10 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

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