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Mandarin · pinyin běn lái miàn mù

(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance

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本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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3–2–4–4 · ben3 lai2 mian4 mu4

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