wā​qiáng​jiǎo

to undermine

  • created reference approved 挖墙脚/挖牆腳 → 拆台/拆臺 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挖墙脚 / 挖牆腳 wā​qiáng​jiǎo

    拆台 / 拆臺 chāi​tái

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 挖墙脚/挖牆腳 → 挖墙根/挖牆根 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挖墙脚 / 挖牆腳 wā​qiáng​jiǎo

    挖墙根 / 挖牆根 wā​qiáng​gēn

    same_as

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 挖墙脚/挖牆腳 → 挖墙角/挖牆角 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挖墙脚 / 挖牆腳 wā​qiáng​jiǎo

    挖墙角 / 挖牆角 wā​qiáng​jiǎo

    variant

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 挖墙脚/挖牆腳 · wā​qiáng​jiǎo · to undermine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挖墙脚 / 挖牆腳

    wā​qiáng​jiǎo

    to undermine

    To dig away at the foundation of a wall; figuratively, to undermine or sabotage someone's effort from the foundation or behind the scenes.

    挖, 墙脚

    挖 (literal) → 挖 · wā · to dig 墙脚 (literal) → 墙脚/牆腳 · qiáng​jiǎo · base of a wall

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挖墙脚/挖牆腳 · wā​qiáng​jiǎo · to poach — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挖墙脚 / 挖牆腳

    wā​qiáng​jiǎo

    to poach

    To recruit or entice skilled personnel or clients away from another organization for one's own benefit.

    挖, 墙脚

    挖 (literal) → 挖 · wā · to dig 墙脚 (literal) → 墙脚/牆腳 · qiáng​jiǎo · foundation

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense