道破

dàopò
  1. to expose
  2. to reveal

CEDICT

to point out frankly; to lay bare; to reveal

Wiktionary

说破，说清楚。《刘知远诸宫调．第一一》：「三娘变得嗔容恶，骂薄情听道破：『你咱实话没些个，且得相逢知细锁，发迹高官非小可。』」元．关汉卿《五侯宴．第四折》：「你可便则管裡你那裡乾支剌的陪笑卖楂梨，不须喒道破他早知。」也作「道着」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 道 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股
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

Containing this entry

一语道破 yīyǔdàopò
  1. one word says it all (idiom)
  2. to hit the nail on the head
  3. to be pithy and correct

Related entries

兜翻 dōufān
  1. to expose
  2. to turn over
展露 zhǎnlù
  1. to expose
  2. to reveal
拆穿 chāichuān
  1. to expose
  2. to unmask
  3. to see through (a lie etc)
揭发 jiēfā
  1. to expose
  2. to bring to light
  3. to disclose
  4. revelation
揭穿 jiēchuān
  1. to expose
  2. to uncover
揭露 jiēlù
  1. to expose
  2. to unmask
  3. to ferret out
  4. to disclose
  5. disclosure
这种秘密总有一天会被揭露的。

Such secrets are always eventually revealed.

Source: Tatoeba

暴露 bàolù
  1. to expose
  2. to reveal
  3. to lay bare
  4. also pr. pùlù
不要把皮肤长时间暴露在阳光里。

Skin shouldn't be exposed to sunlight for too long.

Source: Tatoeba

曝光 bàoguāng
  1. to expose (photography)
  2. (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
  3. (advertising) exposure
  4. Taiwan pr. pùguāng
汤姆和我之间的秘密被曝光了。

Tom and my secret came to light.

Source: Tatoeba

曝露 pùlù
  1. to expose (to the air, light etc)
  2. to leave uncovered
  3. exposure
举发 jǔfā
  1. to expose (e.g., wrongdoing)
  2. to accuse (in court)
  3. to impeach
  4. to denounce
袒露 tǎnlù
  1. to expose
  2. to bare
露出 lùchū
  1. to expose
  2. to show
  3. also pr. lòuchū
萊拉露出了臉。

Layla unveiled her face.

Source: Tatoeba

揭 jiē
  1. to take the lid off
  2. to expose
  3. to unmask
踢爆 tībào
  1. to reveal
  2. to expose
露馅 lòuxiàn
  1. to leak
  2. to expose (sb's secret)
  3. to spill the beans
  4. to let the cat out of the bag
扒粪 páfèn
  1. muckraking
  2. to stir up scandal
  3. to expose (corruption)
擿 tī
  1. to select
  2. to nitpick
  3. to expose
裸裎 luǒchéng
  1. to become naked
  2. to undress
  3. to expose (one's body)
露 lòu
  1. to show
  2. to reveal
  3. to betray
  4. to expose
她的心流露著感激之情。

Her heart flowed with gratitude.

Source: Tatoeba

露 lù
  1. dew
  2. syrup
  3. nectar
  4. outdoors (not under cover)
  5. to show
  6. to reveal
  7. to betray
  8. to expose
她的心流露著感激之情。

Her heart flowed with gratitude.

Source: Tatoeba

启示 qǐshì
  1. to reveal
  2. to enlighten
  3. enlightenment
  4. revelation
  5. illumination
  6. moral (of a story etc)
  7. lesson
坦陈 tǎnchén
  1. to reveal
  2. to confess
但我将总是会向你们坦陈我们所面临的挑战。我会听取你们的意见，尤其是存在不同意见的时候。最重要的是，我会请求你们参与重建这个国家，以美国221年来从未改变的唯一方式-一砖一瓦、同心协力。

But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years; block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

Source: Tatoeba

披露 pīlù
  1. to reveal
  2. to publish
  3. to make public
  4. to announce
流露 liúlù
  1. to reveal (indirectly, implicitly)
  2. to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
不要流露你的感情。

Don't let your feelings show.

Source: Tatoeba

示 shì
  1. to show
  2. to reveal
表露 biǎolù
  1. to show
  2. to reveal (one's feelings etc)
说破 shuōpò
  1. to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc)
  2. to reveal
显 xiǎn
  1. to make visible
  2. to reveal
  3. prominent
  4. conspicuous
  5. (prefix) phanero-
在台灣，季節的變化越來越不明顯。短春與短秋逐漸成為現在四季的特徵。

In Taiwan, the differences between the four seasons have become less and less obvious. A short spring and autumn have gradually become part of the features of the four seasons.

Source: Tatoeba

吐露 tǔlù
  1. to tell
  2. to disclose
  3. to reveal
汤姆向他的朋友吐露他要上吊自杀。

Tom confided in his friend that he was going to hang himself.

Source: Tatoeba

抖 dǒu
  1. to tremble
  2. to shake out
  3. to reveal
  4. to make it in the world
我的手抖得太厉害，没法穿针了。

My hands were shaking too much to thread the needle.

Source: Tatoeba

透漏 tòulòu
  1. to divulge
  2. to leak
  3. to reveal
透露 tòulù
  1. to leak out
  2. to divulge
  3. to reveal
他透露了我的秘密。

He disclosed my secret.

Source: Tatoeba