| 招财猫 |
zhāo cái māo |
maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune |
| 招 |
zhāo |
to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess |
| 招财 |
zhāo cái |
lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招财进宝) |
| 财 |
cái |
money / wealth / riches / property / valuables |
| 猫 |
māo |
cat (CL:只) / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem |
| 猫 |
máo |
used in 猫腰 |