假慈悲

jiǎcíbēi

idiom

Meanings

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

Characters

compassion, sorrow

Examples

你别在这儿假慈悲，当初正是你推他出门的。

Nǐ bié zài zhèr jiǎcíbēi, dāngchū zhèng shì nǐ tuī tā chūmén de.

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

老板的一点关怀不过是假慈悲。

Lǎobǎn de yìdiǎn guānhuái bùguò shì jiǎcíbēi.

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

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 jià

慈 cí

悲 bēi