dòng
zhú
jiān

idiom
literary

Meaning of 洞烛其奸

洞烛其奸 means to see through someone's treacherous schemes; to discern evil intentions. Pronounced dòng zhú qí jiān.

  • to see through someone's treacherous schemes; to discern evil intentions

Definitions & Examples

Bāo
Zhěng
míng
chá
qiū
háo
 
zǒng
néng
dòng
zhú
jiān
 

Bao Zheng was extremely perceptive and could always see through evil schemes.

biǎo
miàn
yǒu
shàn
 
dàn
jīng
zǎo
dòng
zhú
jiān
 

He appeared friendly on the surface, but the manager had already seen through his treachery.

Miàn
duì
rén
de
táng
pào
dàn
 
men
yào
bǎo
chí
jǐng
 
dòng
zhú
jiān
 

Facing the enemy's 'sugar-coated bullets,' we must remain vigilant and see through their sinister plots.

Zhè
piàn
shè
jīng
qiǎo
 
dàn
jǐng
fāng
rán
dòng
zhú
jiān
 
jiāng
wǎng
jìn
 

The scam was cleverly designed, but the police still saw through the treachery and smashed it completely.