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原形毕露
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原形毕露

原形毕露 — “Original form completely revealed”

原形毕露 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reveal one's true nature or identity, especially when it is negative or unpleasant; to have one's disguise completely exposed”. Literally, “Original form completely revealed”.

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原形毕露 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 原yuán
  • 形xíng
  • 毕bì
  • 露lù

原形毕露 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
原
yuán10original, primary, plain
形
xíng7physical form or shape
毕
bì6finish, complete, conclude
露
lù21dew, reveal, expose

Example Sentence with 原形毕露

那个平时表现得十分友善的人,在遇到一点小挫折时,脾气暴躁的原形毕露
The person who usually appeared very friendly revealed their true colors, showing a quick temper, when they encountered a small setback.

Idioms Related to 原形毕露

Synonyms of 原形毕露

  • bù不dǎ打zì自zhāo招confess without prompting
  • bào暴lù露wú无yí遗completely exposed
  • zhēn真xiàng相dà大bái白the full truth comes to light

Antonyms of 原形毕露

  • bù不lù露shēng声sè色not reveal one's thoughts or feelings
  • cáng藏tóu头lù露wěi尾hide the head, show the tail
  • guǐ鬼tóu头guǐ鬼nǎo脑sneaky and furtive behavior

More idioms starting with 原

  • yuán原yuán原wěi委wěi委the whole story from beginning to end
  • yuán原yuán原běn本běn本recount from beginning to end
  • yuán原shǐ始fǎn反zhōng终thoroughly investigate from start to finish
  • yuán原shǐ始yào要zhōng终trace origin and outcome
  • yuán原shǐ始jiàn见zhōng终Examine beginning, foresee outcome
  • yuán原yòu宥hǎi海hán涵Forgive and tolerate with great magnanimity
  • yuán原fēng封bù不dòng动leave something completely untouched
  • yuán原fēng封wèi未dòng动remain intact and untouched
  • yuán原xíng形bài败lù露reveal one's true colors
  • yuán原běn本qióng穷mò末trace origin and investigate end
  • yuán原lái来rú如cǐ此So that's how it is
  • yuán原bì璧guī归zhào赵return something intact to its owner

Questions about 原形毕露

What does 原形毕露 mean?
原形毕露 (yuán xíng bì lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reveal one's true nature or identity, especially when it is negative or unpleasant; to have one's disguise completely exposed”.
How do you pronounce 原形毕露?
原形毕露 is pronounced yuán xíng bì lù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 原形毕露 literally mean?
Literally, 原形毕露 means “Original form completely revealed”. It is used to mean “to reveal one's true nature or identity, especially when it is negative or unpleasant; to have one's disguise completely exposed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 原形毕露?
原形:原来的形状;毕:完全。本来面目完全暴露。指伪装被彻底揭开。
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