貓膩

See also: 猫腻

Chinese

	phonetic
trad. (貓膩)	貓	膩
simp. (猫腻)	猫	腻
alternative 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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: māonì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄋㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: maonì
  - Wade–Giles: mao¹-ni⁴
  - Yale: māu-nì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaunih
  - Palladius: маони (maoni)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ni⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (貓兒膩 / 猫儿腻)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: māornì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄦㄋㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: maornì
  - Wade–Giles: mao¹-ʼrh-ni⁴
  - Yale: māur-nì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaulnih
  - Palladius: маорни (maorni)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ 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