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猫哭老鼠

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Collocation

1
猫哭老鼠地……(做某事)
2
不要猫哭老鼠了
3
猫哭老鼠假慈悲

Definition

猫哭老鼠

Literally means:

cat weeping over the dead mouse

Actually means:

shedding crocodile tears

It figuratively means pretending to be sympathetic or benevolent. It is usually used to satirize those who are hypocritical. Derogatory.

比喻假同情,装好人。猫是老鼠的天敌,是专吃老鼠的。因此猫为老鼠流泪,绝对不是出于真情。通常用于讽刺伪善的人。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or adverbial adjunct. (作谓语、宾语、状语)
1
Zhège
这个
jiāhuo
家伙
māo
lǎoshǔ
老鼠
jiǎ
bēi
慈悲
  
,
rén
hài
害死
le
  
,
hái
特意
wèiwèn
慰问
zhě
死者
de
jiāshǔ
家属
  
,
shízài
实在
shì
tài
wěi
虚伪
le
  

This guy cat crying mouse false compassion, killed people, but also specifically to pay tribute to the families of the deceased, it is too hypocritical.

2
duì
lái
kàn
de
duìshǒu
对手
lěngxiào
冷笑
dào
  
:
jiù
yào
不要
māo
lǎoshǔ
老鼠
le
  
,
shāng
chéng
zhège
这个
yàngzi
样子
zhèngshì
正是
suǒ
wàng
希望
de
ma
  
?

He slyly smiled at his opponent, "You don't want cats to cry, I'm not what you want me to be like?"

3
Zhè
这次
xiǎomíng
小明
kǎo
de
hěn
chā
  
,
wěi
大伟
xīnli
心里
suīrán
虽然
tōuzhāo
偷着
  
,
shì
可是
hái
故意
māo
lǎoshǔ
老鼠
ānwèi
安慰
le
xiǎomíng
小明
  

This time Xiaoming test is very poor, Dawei heart although stealing music, but also deliberately cat crying mouse comfort Xiaoming.