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猫

māo

Definition

cat (this word is about to be deleted, and that's normal - the Nincha Team)

Character Decomposition

Related words (44)

cat

kitten; cat

cat; kitty

cat litter; kitty litter

feline panleukopenia; feline distemper

cat's eye; peephole

trick; something fishy

māo jiào shēng

mew

māo shēng niǎo

catbird

māo tóu yīng

owl

māo zhuā bìng

cat scratch disease; cat scratch fever

māo shǔ yóu xì

cat and mouse game

male cat; tomcat

kitten

lynx; bobcat; leopard cat

lazy bones

a civet (arboreal cat); viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)

panda

leopard cat; raccoon dog; palm civet

leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

(coll.) tomcat

wildcat; stray cat

male cat, usually 公猫

chinchilla; Totoro (anime character)

tortoiseshell cat; calico cat

sān jiǎo māo

jack of all trades

calico cat

dīng dīng māo

(dialect) dragonfly

owl; (fig.) night owl

dà xióng māo

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

xiǎo xióng māo

lesser panda; red panda; firefox

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

zōng suō māo

líng māo lèi

a civet (arboreal cat); viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)

xióng māo yǎn

to have dark circles under one's eyes; to have eyes like a panda

hóng xióng māo

lesser Panda; red panda; firefox

hide and seek

cáng māo māo

hide and seek; peek-a-boo

hide-and-seek (game); peekaboo (game)

yě shēng māo

wild cat

ā māo ā gǒu

any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone (contemptuous)

Idioms (3)

māo kū lǎo shǔ

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears

māo kū hào zi

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears

zhào māo huà hǔ

(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

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