马脚

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

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) cloven foot; something that gives the game away; mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw
  2. cloven foot; something that gives the game away; mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw
  3. horse's feet

Wiktionary

  1. 马的脚。
  2. 比喻内情或破绽。

重編國語辭典

  1. 内情/隐情；破绽
  2. 马的脚

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 马 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹
2 脚 jiǎo
  1. foot
  2. leg (of an animal or an object)
  3. base (of an object)
  4. classifier for kicks

classifiers: 雙, 隻

Containing this entry

露出马脚 lùchūmǎjiǎo
  1. to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
  2. to give the game away
露马脚 lòumǎjiǎo
  1. to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
  2. to give the game away
露出马脚 lòuchūmǎjiǎo
绊马脚 bànmǎjiǎo