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挖牆腳

简 挖墙脚 · 繁 挖牆腳
Mandarin · pinyin wā qiáng jiǎo

Meanings

  1. to undermine
  2. to let someone down
  3. to seduce someone away from something
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Characters in this entry

挖
wā · dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
牆
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腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
墙
qiáng · wall
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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1–2–3 · wa1 qiang2 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waat3 coeng4 goek3

Cantonese word readings for 挖牆腳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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waat3 coeng4 goek3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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verb

  1. (verb-object) to pull the rug out from under someone
  2. (verb-object) to steal an organisation's key member or someone's lover

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