Meaning of 猫哭老鼠
猫哭老鼠 means shed crocodile tears; hypocritical sympathy; fake compassion. Pronounced māo kū lǎo shǔ.
- shed crocodile tears; hypocritical sympathy; fake compassion
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
hài害
nǐ你
diū丢
le了
gōng工
zuò作
，
xiàn现
zài在
yòu又
lái来
ān安
wèi慰
nǐ你
，
zhè这
bù不
shì是
māo猫
kū哭
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
ma吗
？
He got you fired, and now he comes to comfort you? Isn't that just shedding crocodile tears?
Nà那
ge个
zhèng政
kè客
de的
dào道
qiàn歉
wán完
quán全
shì是
māo猫
kū哭
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
，
méi没
rén人
huì会
xiāng相
xìn信
。
That politician's apology is completely hypocritical; no one will believe it.
Nǐ你
bié别
māo猫
kū哭
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
shì是
nǐ你
gǎo搞
de的
guǐ鬼
。
Stop with the fake sympathy; we all know you're the one behind this.
Māo猫
kū哭
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
—
—
jiǎ假
cí慈
bēi悲
。
A cat crying over a dead mouse — hypocritical compassion (a common two-part allegorical saying).
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