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馬腳

馬腳

See also: 马脚 and 馬脚

Chinese

horse role; foot; base
trad. (馬腳)
simp. (马脚)

Noun

馬腳

  1. horse's feet
  2. (figuratively) cloven foot; something that gives the game away; mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw
    英國人外國口音馬腳 [MSC, trad.]
    英国人外国口音马脚 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā zhuāng Yīngguórén, dàn tā de wàiguó kǒuyīn lòu le mǎjiǎo. [Pinyin]
    He pretended to be British, but his foreign accent gave him away.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (馬腳):