和盘托出

和盤托出
hépán-tuōchū
idiom #24,577

Meanings

  1. 1 to reveal everything
  2. 2 to lay all one's cards on the table
  3. 3 to disclose completely without reservation

Examples

Tā zhōngyú bǎ zìjǐ de mìmì hépántuōchū.
He finally revealed all his secrets.
Jǐngchá yāoqiú xiányírén jiāng ànqíng hépántuōchū.
The police demanded that the suspect lay out all the facts of the case.

Tips

memory
Literally: to serve up everything on a tray (). Picture a waiter presenting an entire tray of dishes all at once — nothing held back. This vivid image captures the idea of full disclosure.

Stroke Order

pán
tuō
chū