dōng​chuāng​shì​fā

to be exposed

东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng​chuāng​shì​fā
to be exposed
(idiom) a plot or crime is revealed; originally referring to the plot by Qin Hui and his wife to frame Yue Fei being discovered in the underworld

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0.240 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.621 per million

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