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暴露無遺

简暴露无遗 · 繁暴露無遺

Mandarin · pinyin bào lù wú yí

to lay bare
to come to light

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暴: bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed
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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
遗: yí · lose; articles lost; omit

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4–4–2–2 · bao4 lu4 wu2 yi2

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(idiomatic) to be completely exposed; to come out into the open

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