Chinese Word: 猫哭耗子 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

猫 māo 哭 kū 耗 hào 子 zi (Trad.: 貓哭耗子)

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

1		nǐ 你 shì 是 shuō 说 tā 她 zhǐ shì 只是 māo 猫 kū 哭 hào zi 耗子 jiǎ cí bēi 假慈悲？ You mean she was crying crocodile tears?
2		tā men 他们 zhǐ shì 只是 māo 猫 kū 哭 hào zi 耗子 jiǎ cí bēi 假慈悲。 zàng lǐ 葬礼 shàng 上 liú xià 流下 jǐ dī 几滴 shāng xīn 伤心 de 的 yǎn lèi 眼泪 zhǐ bú guò 只不过 shì yīn wèi 是因为 lǎo rén 老人 sǐ hòu 死后， tā men 他们 kě yǐ 可以 dé dào 得到 dà bǐ 大笔 cái chǎn 财产。 They are only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral because they thought they could get the huge fortune after his death.

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