What Does "但是小事才容易露马脚" (dàn shì xiǎo shì cái róng yì lòu mǎ jiǎo) Mean?

dàn但shì是xiǎo小shì事cái才róng容yì易lòu露mǎ马jiǎo脚

but it's the small things that give you away.

HSK Vocabulary

但是H2 容易H3

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E14

Clip Timestamp

35:59

TMDB ID

272432

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	不是大事	bú shì dà shì	It's not a big deal,
2▶	但是小事才容易露马脚	dàn shì xiǎo shì cái róng yì lòu mǎ jiǎo	but it's the small things that give you away.
3	周荣	zhōu róng	Zhou Rong

More Clips From Episode

Total 32 clips (Page 1 of 2)

HSK 1

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先生水疗中心在三层

xiān shēng shuǐ liáo zhōng xīn zài sān céngSir, the spa is on the third floor.

HSK 1

0:03s

wǒ zhěng róng leI got plastic surgery.

HSK 6

0:03s

那也太冒险了

nà yě tài mào xiǎn leThat's too risky.

HSK 7

0:03s

你这不正通缉着呢吗

nǐ zhè bù zhèng tōng jī zhe ne maAren't you a wanted man right now?

HSK 7

0:03s

正大光明地从海关溜

zhèng dà guāng míng dì cóng hǎi guān liūand walked openly

HSK 7

0:03s

你真是东哥的好兄弟啊

nǐ zhēn shì dōng gē de hǎo xiōng dì aYou are really a good friend to Dong.

HSK 3

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和通缉令上的照片不一样

hé tōng jī lìng shàng de zhào piān bù yí yàngand looks different from his wanted poster.

HSK 7

0:03s

你有能耐放我出来

nǐ yǒu néng nài fàng wǒ chū láiI dare you to let me out!

HSK 7

0:03s

顺理成章地流向海外

shùn lǐ chéng zhāng dì liú xiàng hǎi wàias compensation.

HSK 7

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受害人近万哪

shòu hài rén jìn wàn nǎThere are nearly ten thousand victims.

HSK 3

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你笑这么久你脸不累啊

nǐ xiào zhè me jiǔ nǐ liǎn bù lèi aAren't your facial muscles tired after smiling for so long?

HSK 7

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走到今天也是不得已啊

zǒu dào jīn tiān yě shì bù dé yǐ ayou had no choice but to end up like this.

HSK 2

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出了国没多久就再婚了啊

chū le guó méi duō jiǔ jiù zài hūn le aremarried not long after going abroad.

HSK 3

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为了下半辈子的荣华富贵

wèi le xià bàn bèi zi de róng huá fù guìFor the sake of wealth and glory for the rest of his life,

HSK 5

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梅老板这么浓眉大眼的

méi lǎo bǎn zhè me nóng méi dà yǎn deWith Mr. Mei's thick eyebrows and big eyes,

HSK 3

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看上去也没年轻多少啊

kàn shàng qù yě méi nián qīng duō shǎo aDoesn't look much younger anyway.

HSK 1

0:03s

洗钱的事都是老子一个人

xǐ qián de shì dōu shì lǎo zi yí gè rénI handled all the money laundering

HSK 2

0:03s

但是小宋啊少吃这些

dàn shì xiǎo sòng a shǎo chī zhè xiēBut Song, eat less of this.

HSK 5

0:03s

怎么个主动出击法呢

zěn me gè zhǔ dòng chū jī fǎ neHow do we take the initiative?

HSK 6

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就算是按照电影里情节来看

jiù suàn shì àn zhào diàn yǐng lǐ qíng jié lái kànEven based on movie plots,