The Chinese frequently use idioms in daily communication. Understanding these idioms can highly enhance your understanding of Chinese culture. And for Chinese language learners they’re pretty essential to advance language skills too! In China (and perhaps also in the world), cats are the most popular pets right after dogs. In fact, China’s cat population around 90 million! With so many cat lovers, there is an increasing use of the following cat idioms (also called ‘chengyu’). We’ll discuss 4 of them below: The cat and mouse are sleeping together 猫鼠同眠 (māo shǔ tóng mián) Meaning: to neglect of one’s duty, covering up the subordinate’s evil deeds, or doing bad things together. The cat cries when the mouse dies. 猫哭老鼠 (māo kū lǎo shǔ) This idiom means to pretend to be sad and compassionate. Get a cat … Continue reading Chinese Cat Idioms (Chengyu)