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Daily Chinese Proverb: Corruption
Posted by
Charlie @ Discovering Mandarin
Monday, 14 September 2009
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This is a saying used to depict corruption. It is a metaphor for officials and criminals (bandits) that are colluding and working together.
貓鼠同眠
māo shǔ tóng mián
The cat and the rat are asleep together
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