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马脚 jiǎo sth one wishes to conceal / the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
露馅 lòu xiàn to leak / to expose (sb's secret) / to spill the beans / to let the cat out of the bag
照猫画虎 zhào māo huà lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation
火中取栗 huǒ zhōng lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom) / fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
猫哭老鼠 māo lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
泄露天机 xiè tiān to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag
招财猫 zhāo cái māo maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
石虎 shí leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
猫哭耗子 māo hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
泄漏天机 xiè lòu tiān to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag
漏泄天机 lòu xiè tiān to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret / to let the cat out of the bag
猫科 māo Felidae (the cat family)
阿瑟镇 Ā Zhèn Arthur's Town, Cat Island, The Bahamas


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