Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「貓鼠同處」 and how it’s used.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「貓鼠同處」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
It is a metaphor for officials failing to perform their duties and covering up for their subordinates doing bad things. It also refers to the collusion between the superiors and the subordinates. Same as “Cat and mouse sleeping together”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
māo shǔ tóng chù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maau1 syu2 tung4 chyu5
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
