Correct
露马脚
/ lòu mǎ jiǎo /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
要露马脚
2
会怕露马脚
3
露了马脚
4
露出马脚
Definition
露马脚
Literally means:
show the horse foot
Actually means:
It figuratively means revealing something that one does not want others to know. Derogatory.
比喻暴露出不想让人家知道的真相。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Often used as predicate or object, and can have other words in between. (常作谓语、宾语，中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Zhège
这个
màopái
冒牌
dàxuéshēng
大学生
jìngrán
竟然
xiǎng
想
xíngpiàn
行骗
,
dàn
但
hěnkuài
很快
jiù
就
lù
露
le
了
mǎjiǎo
马脚
,
yīnwèi
因为
tā
他
duì
对
dāngdì
当地
de
的
qíngkuàng
情况
yīwúsuǒzhī
一无所知
。
The fake college student tried to cheat, but soon showed his feet because he knew nothing about the local situation.
2
Zhè
这
jiāhuo
家伙
yī
一
yòng
用
yīngyǔ
英语
jiāotán
交谈
jiù
就
mǎshàng
马上
lòumǎjiǎo
露马脚
,
tā
他
de
的
duìhuà
对话
zhōng
中
méiyǒu
没有
yī
一
gōu
句
wánzhěng
完整
de
的
yīngyǔ
英语
。
As soon as this guy talks in English, he's got his feet on his feet, and there's not a complete English word in his conversation.
3
Liǎng
两
míng
名
nánzǐ
男子
tōu
偷
le
了
péngyou
朋友
de
的
dōngxī
东西
hòupà
后怕
lòumǎjiǎo
露马脚
,
jiù
就
hé
和
péngyou
朋友
yīqǐ
一起
qù
去
bàoàn
报案
,
dàn
但
zài
在
jǐngchá
警察
de
的
fǎnfù
反复
xúnwèn
询问
xià
下
,
zuìzhōng
最终
háishi
还是
lù
露
le
了
mǎjiǎo
马脚
。
Two men stole a friend's things, afraid of the horse's feet, and friends went to report the case, but after repeated questioning by the police, the horse's foot was finally exposed.