| 猫哭老鼠 |
māo kū lǎo shǔ |
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears |
| 猫 |
māo |
cat (CL:只) / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem |
| 猫 |
máo |
used in 猫腰 |
| 哭 |
kū |
to cry; to weep |
| 老 |
lǎo |
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
| 老鼠 |
lǎo shǔ |
rat; mouse (CL:只) |
| 鼠 |
shǔ |
(bound form) rat; mouse |