露马脚 (露馬腳)
lòu mǎ jiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

露马脚 (露馬腳)
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lòu mǎ jiǎo
  1. to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
  2. to give the game away

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

透露
tòu lù
  1. 1 to leak out
  2. 2 to divulge
  3. 3 to reveal
露
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
初露
chū lù
  1. 1 first sign (of budding talent)
吐露
tǔ lù
  1. 1 to tell
  2. 2 to disclose
  3. 3 to reveal
外露
wài lù
  1. 1 exposed
  2. 2 appearing on the outside

Idioms (20)

不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
  2. 2 with fangs bared
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius