1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
2 uninspired imitation
瞎猫碰上死耗子
xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi
1 a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
2 blind luck
猫哭老鼠
māo kū lǎo shǔ
1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
2 crocodile tears
猫哭耗子
māo kū hào zi
1 the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence