貓膩

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See also: 猫腻

Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (貓膩)
simp. (猫腻)
alternative forms 貓匿猫匿

Etymology

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Beijing dialect. Various forms of this word exist. It is considered to be borrowed from Persian معنی (ma'ni, meaning), borrowed through the language of Chinese Muslims.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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貓膩

  1. (Mandarin, colloquial) underhanded activity; something fishy; trick
    這裡一定貓兒膩 [MSC, trad.]
    这里一定猫儿腻 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèlǐ yīdìng yǒu māornì. [Pinyin]
    There must be something fishy going on here.

Verb

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貓膩

  1. (Mandarin, colloquial) to make mischief; to play a trick