Chinese words · Chengyu

狐狸尾巴

húli-wěiba

(fig.) telltale sign of one's true nature

Every meaning

húli-wěiba

  1. (fig.) telltale sign of one's true nature

Its characters

  • 狐húfox
  • 狸líleopard cat; wildcat (as in 狸猫)
  • 尾wěitail
  • 巴bā(suffix) used in some nouns (as in 尾巴, 嘴巴)

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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.