Word data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY Unknown

貓哭耗子 māo kū hào zi

fake sympathy; crocodile tears

HSK	Not in HSK
Frequency	Unknown

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

Character	Meaning
貓 māo	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