假慈悲

jiǎ cíbēi

phrase

Meanings

1 fake compassion
2 crocodile tears
3 a hypocritical show of sympathy

Characters

compassion; sorrow

Examples

HSK 7-9

你别在这儿假慈悲，当初正是你推他出门的。

Nǐ bié zài zhèr jiǎ cíbēi, dāngchū zhèngshì nǐ tuī tā chūmén de.

Spare me the fake sympathy - you're the one who pushed him out in the first place.

HSK 7-9

老板的一点关怀不过是假慈悲。

Lǎobǎn de yìdiǎn guānhuái búguò shì jiǎ cíbēi.

The boss's show of concern is just crocodile tears.

HSK 7-9

猫哭耗子，假慈悲。

Māo kū hàozi, jiǎ cíbēi.

The cat weeping for the mouse - fake compassion.

Tips

culture

Closely tied to the xiehouyu 猫哭耗子 - 假慈悲 (the cat crying for the mouse - fake pity), one of the most common two-part sayings in Chinese. English equivalent: crocodile tears.

Stroke Order

假 jiǎ

慈 cí

悲 bēi