猫哭老鼠

Traditional form:

貓哭老鼠

Pinyin (reading):

māokūlǎoshǔ

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 猫 - cat
• 哭 - to weep, to cry, to wail
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 鼠 - rat, mouse

Traditional characters:

• 貓 - cat
• 哭 - to weep, to cry, to wail
• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 鼠 - rat, mouse