xiǎn​lù​yuán​xíng

to show one's true colors

  • created sense approved 显露原形/顯露原形 · xiǎn​lù​yuán​xíng · to show one's true colors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    显露原形 / 顯露原形

    xiǎn​lù​yuán​xíng

    to show one's true colors

    to reveal one's original form or true nature; to be unmasked

    显露 (literal) → 显露/顯露 · xiǎn​lù · to reveal 原形 (literal) → 原形 · yuán​xíng · original form; true appearance

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