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抽後腳

cau1 hau6 goek3

to contradict what sb is saying with that person's own words; to pick up and capitalize on sb's vulnerable statement

It differs in meaning from the English idiom "to pull sb's leg".

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 4

抽後腳

抽 cau1 chou1 chou2 - draw out; bud; pull open
後 hau6 hou4 - behind; come after
腳 goek3 jue2 jiao3 - foot; feet

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佢噏得就噏, 周時俾人抽後腳粵 edit
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.

This word was added by C Chiu on 7th Aug 2007

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