| 1 | 猫 | 貓 | māo | mao1 | cat; Classifiers: 只 ; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem | | |
| 2 | 猫头鹰 | 貓頭鷹 | māo tóu yīng | mao1 tou2 ying1 | owl | | |
| 3 | 猫奴 | 貓奴 | māo nú | mao1 nu2 | cat owner (neologism c. 2013, jocular) | | |
| 4 | 猫声鸟 | 貓聲鳥 | māo shēng niǎo | mao1 sheng1 niao3 | catbird | | |
| 5 | 猫抓病 | 貓抓病 | māo zhuā bìng | mao1 zhua1 bing4 | cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever | | |
| 6 | 猫鼬 | 貓鼬 | māo yòu | mao1 you4 | see 狐獴 | | |
| 7 | 猫有九命 | 貓有九命 | māo yǒu jiǔ mìng | mao1 you3 jiu3 ming4 | A cat has nine lives. (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 猫眼儿 | 貓眼兒 | māo yǎn r | mao1 yan3 r5 | erhua variant of 猫眼 | | |
| 9 | 猫眼 | 貓眼 | māo yǎn | mao1 yan3 | peephole; chrysoberyl | | |
| 10 | 猫熊 | 貓熊 | māo xióng | mao1 xiong2 | see 熊猫 | | |
| 11 | 猫雾族 | 貓霧族 | māo wù zú | Mao1 wu4 zu2 | Babuza, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan | | |
| 12 | 猫瘟 | 貓瘟 | māo wēn | mao1 wen1 | feline panleukopenia; feline distemper | | |
| 13 | 猫王 | 貓王 | māo wáng | Mao1 Wang2 | Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star; transliterated as 埃爾維斯·埃尔维斯·普雷斯利 | | |
| 14 | 猫鼠游戏 | 貓鼠遊戲 | māo shǔ yóu xì | mao1 shu3 you2 xi4 | cat and mouse game | | |
| 15 | 猫屎咖啡 | 貓屎咖啡 | māo shǐ kā fēi | mao1 shi3 ka1 fei1 | "kopi luwak" or civet coffee, made from coffee beans plucked from Asian palm civet's feces | | |
| 16 | 猫沙 | 貓沙 | māo shā | mao1 sha1 | cat litter; kitty litter | | |
| 17 | 猫儿盖食 | 貓兒蓋食 | māo r gài shí | mao1 r5 gai4 shi2 | to cover up defects (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 猫匿 | 貓匿 | māo nì | mao1 ni4 | (coll.) something fishy; shenanigans; see 猫腻 | | |
| 19 | 猫咪 | 貓咪 | māo mī | mao1 mi1 | kitty | | |
| 20 | 猫哭老鼠 | 貓哭老鼠 | māo kū lǎo shǔ | mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 | the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears | | |
| 21 | 猫哭耗子 | 貓哭耗子 | māo kū hào zi | mao1 ku1 hao4 zi5 | the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears | | |
| 22 | 猫科 | 貓科 | māo kē | mao1 ke1 | Felidae (the cat family) | | |
| 23 | 猫叫声 | 貓叫聲 | māo jiào shēng | mao1 jiao4 sheng1 | mew | | |
| 24 | 猫儿山 | 貓兒山 | māo ér shān | Mao1 er2 shan1 | Kitten Mountain, Guangxi | | |
| 25 | 猫儿 | 貓兒 | māo ér | mao1 er2 | kitten | | |