Daily Chinese Proverb: Fake Tears

Posted by Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin Saturday 12 September 2009 0 comments

This Chinese proverb is used when talking about someone who is insincere. The English equivilant in the situation described in the Chinese version would be 'Crocodile tears'. This means to shed fake tears, when you are not really upset.


貓哭老鼠
māo kū lǎoshǔ
the cat weeps for the dead mouse


Variation: 'Crocodile Tears'

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