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Chinese symbol for “shenanigans”

猫腻
māo nì
Traditional: 貓膩
(coll.) something fishy; shenanigans

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shenanigans is 猫腻 (māo nì), defined as: (coll.) something fishy; shenanigans.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

猫 māo
cat
radical 94 ⽝ · 12 strokes
腻 nì
greasy, oily, smooth; bored, tired
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 猫腻.

WordPinyinMeaning
熊猫 (熊貓)xióng māopanda; 只 (zhī)
猫咪 (貓咪)māo mīkitty (affectionate term for a cat)
小猫 (小貓)xiǎo māokitten
大熊猫 (大熊貓)dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
猫头鹰 (貓頭鷹)māo tóu yīngowl
野猫 (野貓)yě māowildcat; feral cat; stray cat
细腻 (細膩)xì nì(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate; (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous
油腻 (油膩)yóu nìgreasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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