露出马脚 — Chinese idiom
露出马脚
lù chū mǎ jiǎo
Traditional: 露出馬腳
Meaning
- to reveal the cloven foot ; to unmask one's true nature
- to give the game away
Character by character
- 露lùdew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 马mǎhorse; surname
- 脚jiǎoleg, foot; foundation, base
Idioms sharing a character
- 人生朝露 rén shēng zhāo lù
- 凶相毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù
- 初露头角 chū lù tóu jiǎo
- 危如朝露 wēi rú zhāo lù
- 危若朝露 wēi ruò zhāo lù
- 原形毕露 yuán xíng bì lù
- 崭露头角 zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
- 朝露溘至 zhāo lù kè zhì
- 泄露天机 xiè lù tiān jī
- 浮云朝露 fú yún zhāo lù
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