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表露无遗

biǎo lù wú yí

4-character word Traditional 表露無遺

What 表露无遗 means

1. to show in full light
2. to be revealed in its entirety

The characters in 表露无遗

• 表biǎoexterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion)
• 露lùdew; syrup; nectar
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 遗yí(bound form) to leave behind

Example sentences

• 光速比音速快，所以有些人乍看之下很聪明，等到听到他们开口说话，愚笨的本性才表露无遗。
  Guāngsù bǐ yīnsù kuài, suǒyǐ yǒuxiērén zhàkàn zhīxià hěn cōngming, děngdào tīngdào tāmen kāikǒu shuōhuà, yúbèn de běnxìng cái biǎolùwúyí.
  It is because light travels faster than sound that some people look brilliant before sounding stupid.