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兇相畢露

简凶相毕露 · 繁兇相畢露

Mandarin · pinyin xiōng xiàng bì lù

show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
with fangs bared

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相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed
凶: xiōng · culprit; murder; bad, sad
毕: bì · end, finish, conclude; completed

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1–4–4–4 · xiong1 xiang4 bi4 lu4

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hung1 soeng3 bat1 lou6

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