搊後腳 (cau1 hau6 goek3) — to use someone's words out of context against them in Cantonese

cauˉ¹hauˍ₆goek˗₃
搊后脚
Mandarin Pinyin: chou1 hou4 jiao3

Meaning of 搊後腳

nounto use someone's words out of context against them
nountwisting someone's words and using it against them

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