- 原形毕露 yuánxíngbìlù to show one's true colorsthe original identity is fully revealed; to unmask and expose the whole truth or true nature of something or someone, especially after a disguise has been stripped away
- 原形质 yuánxíngzhì protoplasmliving matter in biological cells that exists in a semi-fluid state; protoplasm or plasm
- 显露原形 xiǎnlùyuánxíng to show one's true colorsto reveal one's original form or true nature; to be unmasked
- 现原形 xiànyuánxíng to be unmaskedTo reveal one's true colors or original form; to be exposed for what one really is.