假慈悲

jiǎ cíbēi

phrase

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 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.

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.

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