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露出馬腳
  lou6 ceot1 maa5 goek3   jyutping
  lu4 chu1 ma3 jiao3   pinyin
to unmask one's true nature (lit., "to reveal the cloven foot") | [Syn.]

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
露出馬腳 / 露出马脚

This word has been viewed 1769 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 23rd Mar 2009 09:15 and last edited on 5th May 2009 07:02
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Characters in this word:

 lou6  -  dew; beverages; cosmetics; show; reveal
 ceot1  -  go out; show up; exceed; put up; produce
 maa5  -  horse
 goek3  -  foot, feet
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