粵

抽cau1後hau6腳goek3

simp抽后脚
cau1 hau6 goek3chōu hòu jiǎo

English

  1. to sieze
  2. pounce on someone's flaws and turning that against them; to exploit someone's shortcomings; to use one's own words to against them (usually by taking it out of context)
  3. to use someone's words in support of an attack against them; to pick up on what someone has said before and use it to attack them in a new set of circumstances; literally: to pull the back leg

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻攞人哋講過嘅嘢嚟攻擊返佢

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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