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Character Decomposition
猫=犭+苗
Etymology
animal
Meanings
cat
(dialect) to hide oneself
(loanword) (coll.) modem
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Words with 猫 140 total
Idioms with 猫 10 total
(idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry; just about anyone (used dismissively)阿猫阿狗ā māo ā gǒuthe cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence · crocodile tears猫哭老鼠māo kū lǎo shǔlit. 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照猫画虎zhào māo huà hǔ