揭破

jiēpò
to uncover

CEDICT

to expose; to unmask

Wiktionary

使隐藏的真相显现出来。如：「一旦他的假面具被揭破，难保他不恼羞成怒，採取报复行动。」也作「揭穿」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 揭 jiē
  1. to take the lid off
  2. to expose
  3. to unmask
2 破 pò
  1. broken
  2. damaged
  3. worn out
  4. lousy
  5. rotten
  6. to break, split or cleave
  7. to get rid of
  8. to destroy
  9. to break with
  10. to defeat
  11. to capture (a city etc)
  12. to expose the truth of

Related entries

揪出 jiūchū
  1. to uncover
  2. to ferret out (the culprit)
揭开 jiēkāi
  1. to uncover
  2. to open
谁能揭开海洋的奥秘？

Who shall ever unravel the mysteries of the sea?

Source: Tatoeba

揭黑 jiēhēi
  1. to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc)
  2. whistle-blowing
破获 pòhuò
  1. to uncover (a criminal plot)
  2. to break open and capture
揭穿 jiēchuān
  1. to expose
  2. to uncover
侦破 zhēnpò
  1. to investigate (as detective)
  2. to solve (crime)
  3. to uncover (a plot)
  4. to sniff out
  5. to break in and analyze
  6. detective work
  7. to scout
寻出 xúnchū
  1. to find out
  2. to search out
  3. to uncover
  4. to discover
搜获 sōuhuò
  1. to find
  2. to capture (after search)
  3. to uncover (evidence)