图穷匕现
tú​qióng​bǐ​xiàn

the plot is revealed

  • created reference approved 图穷匕现/圖窮匕現 → 图穷匕见/圖窮匕見 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    图穷匕现 / 圖窮匕現 tú​qióng​bǐ​xiàn

    图穷匕见 / 圖窮匕見 tú​qióng​bǐ​xiàn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 图穷匕现/圖窮匕現 · tú​qióng​bǐ​xiàn · the plot is revealed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    图穷匕现 / 圖窮匕現

    tú​qióng​bǐ​xiàn

    the plot is revealed

    the real intention is revealed at the end; to show one's true colors after a disguise or deception fails

    图 (literal) → 图/圖 · tú · picture 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · to exhaust 匕 (literal) → 匕 · bǐ · dagger 现 (literal) → 现/現 · xiàn · to appear

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense