猫

māo

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猫 — māo

1. cat; domestic cat (CL: 隻|只[zhi1])

   那只猫很可爱，我每天都逗它玩。 nà zhǐ māo hěn kěài wǒ měitiān dōu dòu tā wán — That cat is very cute; I play with it every day.

2. (dialect) to hide oneself, to lurk

   听到有人来，他就猫在门后不出来。 tīngdào yǒurén lái tā jiù māo zài mén hòu bùchū lái — Hearing someone coming, he hid behind the door and didn't come out.

3. (loanword, colloquial) modem

   他的猫坏了，网路连不上。 tā de māo huài le wǎnglù liánbùshàng — His modem broke and the internet won't connect.

猫 — máo

1. used in the compound 貓腰|猫腰 (mao2 yao1) — see that entry

   他猫腰钻过了低矮的山洞口。 tā māoyāo zuān guò le dīǎi de shāndòng kǒu — He bent at the waist and crawled through the low cave entrance.