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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
猫哭老鼠 māo lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears
露馅 lòu xiàn to leak / to expose (sb's secret) / to spill the beans / 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
火中取栗 huǒ zhōng lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom) / fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
马脚 jiǎo sth one wishes to conceal / the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
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
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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