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Cats in Chinese History and Literature with Dr. Lee Moore

The China History Podcast

CHAPTER

Chinese Sayings About Cats and Mice

If we were translated literally it kind of just means unimportant people i think the most close equivalent phrase we have is just harry dick and tom. Malchu pong mea alludes to officials allowing subordinates to do bad things It's sort of crocodile tears you know fate tears obviously the cat doesn't cry over the mouse in any real sense they're just mm-hmm all right right take us through your favorite chinese sayings.

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