现形

現形
xiànxíng
  1. to become visible
  2. to appear
  3. to manifest one's true nature

CEDICT

to reveal one's true features; to betray oneself

Wiktionary

显露原形。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 现 xiàn
  1. to appear
  2. present
  3. now
  4. existing
  5. current
2 形 xíng
  1. to appear
  2. to look
  3. form
  4. shape

Containing this entry

官场现形记 Guānchǎng Xiànxíng Jì Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李宝嘉 Lǐ Bǎojià

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出演 chūyǎn
  1. to appear (in a show etc)
  2. an appearance (on stage etc)
出现 chūxiàn
  1. to appear
  2. to arise
  3. to emerge
  4. to show up
烟雾出现了。

Smoke appeared.

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呈现 chéngxiàn
  1. to appear
  2. to emerge
  3. to present (a certain appearance)
  4. to demonstrate
他的脸上呈现了愤怒。

Anger showed on his face.

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形 xíng
  1. to appear
  2. to look
  3. form
  4. shape
雅尼的擋風玻璃上有一顆星形碎片。

Yanni has a star chip in his windshield.

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𬀪 xiàn to appear (of sun)
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