xiǎn​xíng

to show one's true colors

  • created sense approved 显形/顯形 · xiǎn​xíng · to show one's true colors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    显形 / 顯形

    xiǎn​xíng

    to show one's true colors

    to reveal one's true form or nature; often used in a negative sense to mean betraying one's bad intentions

    显, 形

    显 (literal) → 显/顯 · xiǎn · to appear 形 (literal) → 形 · xíng · to appear

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  • created sense approved 显形/顯形 · xiǎn​xíng · phenotype — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    显形 / 顯形

    xiǎn​xíng

    phenotype

    (bound form) the observable physical properties of an organism

    显 (literal) → 显/顯 · xiǎn · to appear 形 (literal) → 形 · xíng · shape

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