猫哭耗子 māo kū hào zi

fake sympathy; crocodile tears

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
  2. 2. crocodile tears

Characters

Character Meaning
猫 māo HSK 1
cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem
哭 kū HSK 3
to cry; to weep
耗 hào HSK 6
to consume; to waste; to spend
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child