Definition & Meaning

sap the wall; undermine the foundation; pull the rug from under; sabotage

Word usage

wā qiáng jiǎo

挖 墙 脚

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v.infmlmetasap the wall; undermine the foundation; pull the rug from under; sabotage
- nǐ bǎ wǒ men zuì hǎo de jiào shī dōu dài zǒu le nǐ zhè shì zài gěi wǒ men wā qiáng jiǎo
  你把我们最好的教师都带走了，你这是在给我们挖墙脚。
  You've taken away our best teachers, so you're undermining the foundation of the department.
synonym
chāi qiáng jiǎo拆墙脚

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Note
"脚" cannot be written as "角".

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