暴露无遗

暴露無遺

bàolùwúyí

idiom #31,634

Meanings

1 completely exposed, with nothing left hidden (idiom)
2 laid bare
3 fully revealed

Characters

to expose (to the open)

to reveal; disclose

to leave (behind); omission

Examples

调查报告一出，问题暴露无遗。

Diàochá bàogào yì chū, wèntí bàolùwúyí.

Once the investigation report came out, the problems were laid completely bare.

在压力面前，他的缺点暴露无遗。

Zài yālì miànqián, tā de quēdiǎn bàolùwúyí.

Under pressure, his weaknesses were fully exposed.

Tips

usage

Almost always used of negative things being revealed: 问题, 弱点, 矛盾, 真面目, 缺陷. Structure: [subject] 暴露无遗 — the idiom itself acts as a predicate. Contrast with 若隐若现 (half-visible).

Stroke Order

暴 bào

露 lù

无 wú

遗 yí