粵

馬maa5腳goek3

simp马脚
maa5 goek3inferredmǎ jiǎo

English

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

Examples

  • 马屁拍在马脚上。

    He chose to kiss up to someone, but stepped on a landmine instead.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 他終於露出馬腳了。

    He has finally shown his true colors.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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