抽後腳 (cau1 hau6 goek3 | ) : contradict sb's words

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抽後腳

cau1 hau6 goek3

contradict what sb is saying with that person's own words; hold sb's mistakes against him

[國] 楸辮子

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

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

抽後腳 / 抽后脚

This word has been viewed 2435 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 7th Aug 2007 15:24 and last edited on 10th Mar 2015 14:19

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Characters in this word:

抽 cau1 - draw out; bud; pull open
後 hau6 - behind; come after
腳 goek3 - foot, feet

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

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

搊後腳 cau1 hau6 goek3 = to use someone's words out of context against them 粵

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