māo

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Source form: 貓 / 猫
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cat (CL:隻|只[zhī]) / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b8f64f53e45b2d3c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

貓 猫 [mao1] /cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])/(dialect) to hide oneself/(loanword) (coll.) modem/

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máo

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Source form: 貓 / 猫
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
used in 貓腰|猫腰[máo yāo]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4738698baf119b79. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

貓 猫 [mao2] /used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 貓

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