图穷匕首见
tú​qióng​bǐ​shǒu​xiàn

to reveal one's true colors

  • created reference approved 图穷匕首见/圖窮匕首見 → 图穷匕见/圖窮匕見 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    图穷匕首见 / 圖窮匕首見 tú​qióng​bǐ​shǒu​xiàn

    图穷匕见 / 圖窮匕見 tú​qióng​bǐ​xiàn

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 图穷匕首见/圖窮匕首見 · tú​qióng​bǐ​shǒu​xiàn · to reveal one's true colors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    图穷匕首见 / 圖窮匕首見

    tú​qióng​bǐ​shǒu​xiàn

    to reveal one's true colors

    The plot is revealed in the end or a person's malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent. Literally, the map is unrolled and the dagger is revealed, referring to the attempted assassination of the King of Qin by [[荆轲|荊軻|jing1 ke1]]

    图 (literal) → 图/圖 · tú · picture 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · to exhaust 匕首 (literal) → 匕首 · bǐ​shǒu · dagger 见 (literal) → 见/見 · xiàn · to appear

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

    created sense