true colors revealed; exposed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
true colors revealed; true features fully exposed
derogatoryUsed when someone's true (usually ugly or negative) nature is finally revealed after being hidden. Strongly pejorative.
Zài在
zhèng证
jù据
miàn面
qián前
，
fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
de的
yuán原
xíng形
bì毕
lù露
，
zài再
yě也
wú无
fǎ法
jiǎo狡
biàn辩
le了
。
Confronted with the evidence, the suspect's true colors were revealed and he could no longer argue.
Píng平
shí时
zhuāng装
de得
xiàng像
gè个
zhèng正
rén人
jūn君
zǐ子
，
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
què却
yuán原
xíng形
bì毕
lù露
，
lù露
chū出
le了
zì自
sī私
de的
běn本
xìng性
。
He usually pretended to be a gentleman, but at the critical moment his true colors were exposed, revealing his selfish nature.
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Jīng经
guò过
shēn深
rù入
diào调
chá查
，
zhè这
gè个
zhà诈
piàn骗
tuán团
huǒ伙
zhōng终
yú于
yuán原
xíng形
bì毕
lù露
。
After thorough investigation, the fraud gang's true colors were finally exposed.