huì​zhuō​lǎo​shǔ​de​māo​bù​jiào

a cat that catches mice does not meow

  1. huì auxiliary
    [can]
    To know how to do something; to have the skill or ability to do something.
  2. to catch
    to catch, capture, or arrest; to seize someone or something
  3. mouse
    mouse; rat
  4. de particle
    [possessive/attributive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes; also used to indicate a possessive relationship.
  5. cat
    cat; feline; any of several small carnivorous mammals commonly kept as pets or for catching mice
  6. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  7. to sound
    to make a sound (of animals or certain objects like alarms)