马脚

Traditional: 馬腳

mǎ jiǎo

Dictionary entry

sth one wishes to conceal

What does 马脚 mean?

马脚 (mǎ jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1sth one wishes to conceal

2the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")

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马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)

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马脚

mǎ jiǎo

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