露马脚 lòu mǎ jiǎo

to give the game away

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39810th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to give the game away
  2. 2. to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature

Characters

Character Meaning
露 lòu HSK 6
to show; to reveal; to expose
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
脚 jiǎo HSK 3
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)