原形毕露 (原形畢露)
yuán xíng bì lù
Pinyin
Definition
原形毕露 (原形畢露)
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- original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不显山不露水
- 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
- 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
- 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
凶相毕露
- 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
- 2 with fangs bared
初露头角
- 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 2 first sign of emerging talent
- 3 budding genius
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。
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.