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露出马脚

lù chū mǎ jiǎo

4-character word Traditional 露出馬腳

What 露出马脚 means

1. to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
2. to give the game away

The characters in 露出马脚

• 露lùdew; syrup; nectar
• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)

Example sentences

• 他终于露出马脚了。
  Tā zhōngyú lùchūmǎjiǎo le.
  He has finally shown his true colors.

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