貓膩

See also: 猫腻

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (貓膩)	貓	膩
simp. (猫腻)	猫	腻
variant forms	貓匿／猫匿

Etymology

Beijing dialect. Various forms of this word exist. It is considered to be borrowed from Persian ‎ (ma'ni, “meaning”), borrowed through the language of Chinese Muslims.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): māonì
(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠㄋㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: māonì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄋㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaunih
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ni⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (貓兒膩／猫儿腻)⁺
  - Pinyin: māornì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄦㄋㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaulnih
  - IPA ^(key): /maʊɻʷ⁵⁵ ni⁵¹/

Noun

貓膩

(Mandarin, colloquial) underhanded activity; something fishy; trick
這裡一定有貓兒膩。 [MSC, trad.]
这里一定有猫儿腻。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhèlǐ yīdìng yǒu māornì. [Pinyin]
There must be something fishy going on here.

Verb

貓膩

(Mandarin, colloquial) to make mischief; to play a trick