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(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance

本来面目
běn lái miàn mù
b+ěn·3rd tonel+ái·2nd tonem+iàn·4th tonem+ù·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
one's true colors · "What Lushan Mountain really looks like" · the truth about a person or matter庐山真面目lú shān zhēn miàn mùthe whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear真相大白zhēn xiàng dà báioriginal · originally · at first · it goes without saying · of course本来běn láisubstance · essence实质shí zhìwinnow truth from falsehood · eliminate the false and retain the true去伪存真qù wěi cún zhēn
Antonyms
(idiom) to put on makeup · (idiom) to prettify涂脂抹粉tú zhī mǒ fěnto dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit乔装打扮qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
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