原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
Pinyin

Definition

原形毕露
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yuán xíng bì lù
  1. original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

原
Yuán
  1. 1 Hara (Japanese surname)
原来
yuán lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 originally
  4. 4 formerly
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 so, actually, as it turns out
原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
原本
yuán běn
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
原谅
yuán liàng
  1. 1 to excuse
  2. 2 to forgive
  3. 3 to pardon
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
露
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
中原
Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
人形
rén xíng
  1. 1 human shape
  2. 2 in human form
  3. 3 of human appearance
  4. 4 doll
  5. 5 puppet
原位
yuán wèi
  1. 1 original position
  2. 2 (in) the same place
  3. 3 normal position
  4. 4 the place where one currently is
  5. 5 in situ
原先
yuán xiān
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 former
原则
yuán zé
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 doctrine
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
原创
yuán chuàng
  1. 1 originality
  2. 2 creativity
  3. 3 innovation
原名
yuán míng
  1. 1 original name
原味
yuán wèi
  1. 1 authentic taste
  2. 2 plain cooked
  3. 3 natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
原地
yuán dì
  1. 1 (in) the original place
  2. 2 the place where one currently is
  3. 3 place of origin
  4. 4 local (product)
原型
yuán xíng
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 prototype
  3. 3 archetype
原始
yuán shǐ
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 primitive
  4. 4 original (document etc)

Idioms (20)

不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
  2. 2 with fangs bared
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
  1. 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
天机不可泄露
tiān jī bù kě xiè lù
  1. 1 lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
  2. 2 I am not at liberty to inform you.
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
  1. 1 to exist in name only
  2. 2 empty shell
  3. 3 useless (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely

Sample Sentences

原形毕露了吧，嗨，福布斯榜上有名又怎么样呢，没文化真可怕。知识是要内化的，现在可好，都成了快餐式文化，不求甚解。
yuánxíngbìlù le ba ，hāi ，fúbùsī bǎng shàng yǒumíng yòu zěnmeyàng ne ，méi wénhuà zhēn kěpà 。zhīshi shì yào nèihuà de ，xiànzài kě hǎo ，dōu chéng le kuàicān shì wénhuà ，bùqiúshènjiě 。
Ah, and so your true colors are emerging. Hmph, what's so great about being listed in the Forbes list. Without culture it would be really horrific. Knowledge needs to be internalized. Nowadays isn't it just great, we've almost all bought into fast-food style cultural consumption, without any attempt at a deeper understanding.
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