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马脚

mǎ jiǎo

2-character word Traditional 馬腳

What 马脚 means

1. sth one wishes to conceal
2. the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")

The characters in 马脚

• 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

• 马屁拍在马脚上。
  He chose to kiss up to someone, but stepped on a landmine instead.
• 他终于露出马脚了。
  Tā zhōngyú lùchūmǎjiǎo le.
  He has finally shown his true colors.

Words containing 马脚

• 露马脚lòu mǎ jiǎoto reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
• 露出马脚lù chū mǎ jiǎoto reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away