马脚 (馬腳) mǎjiǎo

mǎjiǎo noun something one wishes to conceal
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '馬腳')

Contained in

• 露马脚(露馬腳) to reveal the cloven foot; to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
• 露出马脚(露出馬腳) to reveal the cloven foot; to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷二 西山經 Chapter 2: Classic of the Mountains - West Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 1
• 第三十八回 Chapter 38 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 第一百十五回 Chapter 115 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 第八十六回 Chapter 86 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 第一百十三回 Chapter 113 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 第十五回 Chapter 15 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
• 卷三二　補列傳第二四 陸法和 王琳 Volume 32 Biographies 24: Lu Fahe; Wang Lin (general) Book of Northern Qi 北齊書 — count: 1
• 第五十回 Chapter 50 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 第七十七回 Chapter 77 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
• 第四十八回 Chapter 48 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1

Collocations

• 系马脚 (系馬腳) 抽腸系馬腳 — Book of Northern Qi 北齊書, 卷三二　補列傳第二四 陸法和 王琳 Volume 32 Biographies 24: Lu Fahe; Wang Lin (general) — count: 2
• 砍断马脚 (砍斷馬腳) 一斧砍斷馬腳 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第八十六回 Chapter 86 — count: 2
• 翻马脚 (翻馬腳) 拖翻馬腳 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第四十八回 Chapter 48 — count: 2