马脚 mǎ jiǎo

sth one wishes to conceal

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 21298th word

Definitions

  1. 1. sth one wishes to conceal
  2. 2. the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")

Characters

Character Meaning
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
脚 jiǎo HSK 3
foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)