Lingaku- the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
- crocodile tears
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- the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone expresses sorrow or sympathy for an unfortunate event, but is actually insincere or feels no real emotion.
tā他zài在bié ren别人de的zàng lǐ葬礼shǎng上biǎo xiàn表现de hěn得很shāng xīn伤心，shí jì shàng实际上zhǐ shì只是māo kū hào zi猫哭耗子。
He acted very sad at someone else's funeral, but in reality, it was just crocodile tears.
Generated collocations (experimental)
māo kū hào zi猫哭耗子crocodile tearsxū qíng jiǎ yì虚情假意hypocritical sentimentbiǎo miàn表面guān xīn关心superficial concernzuò zuo做作de的bēi shāng悲伤contrived sadnessjiǎ xīng xīng假惺惺de的tóng qíng同情insincere sympathygù zuò故作shāng xīn伤心to feign sorrowyī pài hú yán一派胡言nonsense (in the context of false condolences)shàn yì善意de的xū虚qíng情a pretense of goodwillzì yǐ wéi shì自以为是de的ān wèi安慰self-righteous consolationMíng明miàn面guān xīn关心outward concern