猫哭耗子

Traditional form:

貓哭耗子

Pinyin (reading):

māokūhàozi

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
• 耗 - to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 貓 - cat
• 哭 - to weep, to cry, to wail
• 耗 - to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing