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(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed

败露
bài lù
b+ài·4th tonel+ù·4th tone
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(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom) · to come to light东窗事发dōng chuāng shì fā(lit.) the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 by Jing Ke in 227 BC) (idiom) · (fig.) malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent图穷匕见tú qióng bǐ xiàn