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猫哭耗子

māo kū hào zi

4-character word Traditional 貓哭耗子

What 猫哭耗子 means

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

The characters in 猫哭耗子

• 猫māocat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword; colloquial) modem
• 哭kūto cry; to weep
• 耗hàoto waste; to spend; to consume
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

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