洞燭其奸
dòng​zhú​qí​jiān

to see through a conspiracy

  • created sense approved 洞烛其奸/洞燭其奸 · dòng​zhú​qí​jiān · to see through a conspiracy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    洞烛其奸 / 洞燭其奸

    dòng​zhú​qí​jiān

    to see through a conspiracy

    to see through someone's villainy or treachery; to clearly see into an opponent's schemes

    洞烛 (literal) → 洞烛/洞燭 · dòng​zhú · to see through 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 奸 (literal) → 奸 · jiān · offense

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