貓哭耗子——假慈悲

See also: 猫哭耗子假慈悲

Chinese

		cat	to cry; to weep	mouse; rat		vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose	merciful; benevolent; pitying
trad. (貓哭耗子——假慈悲)		貓	哭	耗子	——	假	慈悲
simp. (猫哭耗子——假慈悲)		猫	哭	耗子	——	假	慈悲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): māo kū hàozi, jiǎ cíbēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠ ㄎㄨ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ , ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maau¹ huk¹ hou³ zi², gaa² ci⁴ bei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: māo kū hàozi, jiǎ cíbēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ ㄎㄨ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ , ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mao ku hàozi̊h, jiǎ cíhbei
    • Wade–Giles: mao¹ kʻu¹ hao⁴-tzŭ⁵, chia³ tzʻŭ²-pei¹
    • Yale: māu kū hàu-dz-, jyǎ tsź-bēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhau ku haw.tzy, jea tsyrbei
    • Palladius: мао ку хаоцзы, цзя цыбэй (mao ku xaoczy, czja cybɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maau¹ huk¹ hou³ zi², gaa² ci⁴ bei¹
    • Yale: māau hūk hou jí, gá chìh bēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maau¹ huk⁷ hou³ dzi², gaa² tsi⁴ bei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mao¹ hug¹ hou³ ji², ga² qi⁴ béi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯⁵⁵ hʊk̚⁵ hou̯³³ t͡siː³⁵ kaː³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹ pei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

貓哭耗子——假慈悲

1. (chiefly Mandarin) to cry crocodile tears

Synonyms

• 貓哭老鼠——假慈悲／猫哭老鼠——假慈悲 (māo kū lǎoshǔ, jiǎ cíbēi)