狐狸尾巴

hú li wěi ba

Dictionary entry

lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions

What does 狐狸尾巴 mean?

狐狸尾巴 (hú li wěi ba) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions

2to reveal one's evil nature

3evidence that reveals the villain

Character breakdown

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狐húfox 狸lí(bound form) used in the names of small mammals 尾wěitail · remainder 巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality

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hú li wěi ba

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