Meaning of 马前卒
马前卒 means pawn; lackey; cat's-paw; a person used by another to do menial or risky tasks. Pronounced mǎ qián zú.
- pawn; lackey; cat's-paw; a person used by another to do menial or risky tasks
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
bù不
guò过
shì是
dà大
rén人
wù物
men们
de的
mǎ马
qián前
zú卒
,
suǒ所
yǒu有
zāng脏
huó活
lèi累
huó活
dōu都
ràng让
tā他
gàn干
。
He is just a pawn for the big shots, doing all the dirty and hard work for them.
Bié别
bèi被
rén人
lì利
yòng用
le了
,
chéng成
le了
zhèng政
zhì治
dòu斗
zhēng争
de的
mǎ马
qián前
zú卒
。
Don't be exploited and become a pawn in the political struggle.
Zài在
gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
,
tā他
gān甘
xīn心
zuò做
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
de的
mǎ马
qián前
zú卒
,
háo毫
wú无
yuàn怨
yán言
。
In the company, he willingly acts as the general manager's lackey without complaint.
Zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
piàn骗
jú局
zhōng中
,
tā他
bèi被
dàng当
zuò作
mǎ马
qián前
zú卒
tuī推
dào到
le了
qián前
tái台
。
In this scam, he was used as a cat's-paw and pushed to the forefront.