māo

cat

HSK 1 #1673

DEFINITIONS

猫 māo
  • cat
  • CL:隻|只[zhi1]
  • (dialect) to hide oneself
  • (coll.) modem

STROKES

WORDS

xiǎo māo kitten
lǎn māo lazy bones
招财 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
棕蓑 zōng suō māo see 蟹獴[xie4 meng3]
椰子 yē zi māo Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called toddy cat
画虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject; uninspired imitation
眼 xióng māo yǎn to have dark circles under one's eyes; to have eyes like a panda
血 xióng māo xuè (coll.) Rh-negative blood type
níng māo Lynx caracal
碰上死耗子 xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom); blind luck
红熊 hóng xióng māo lesser Panda; red panda; firefox
卧龙大熊保护区 wò lóng dà xióng māo bǎo hù qū Wolong giant panda nature reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan
儿 cáng māo r hide and seek
cáng māo māo hide and seek; peek-a-boo
苏格兰折耳 sū gé lán zhé ěr māo Scottish Fold
bào māo leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
儿 māo ér kitten
儿山 māo ér shān Kitten Mountain, Guangxi
匿 māo nì see 貓膩|猫腻[mao1 ni4]
叫声 māo jiào shēng mew
咪 māo mī kitty
哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
哭耗子 māo kū hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears
屎咖啡 māo shǐ kā fēi "kopi luwak" or civet coffee, made from coffee beans plucked from Asian palm civet's feces
抓病 māo zhuā bìng cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever