粵

捉zuk1痛tung3腳goek3

simp捉痛脚
zuk1 tung3 goek3zhuō tòng jiǎo

English

  1. reveal one's scandal; target one's weakness (spoken)
  2. to exploit the weakness of others, to go for the weak spot; literally: to grab sore leg

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 利用或者搵出人哋嘅弱點或者把柄

Examples

  • 佢成日偷睇人哋啲信,想話捉到人痛腳。

    He is always snooping others' correspondence in the hope of finding the goods on others.

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

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