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Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「貓哭老鼠」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.

The idiom 「貓哭老鼠」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

A metaphor for false compassion.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

māo kū lǎo shǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2

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