但又怕我揭露他的真面目
“but he's also afraid I'll expose his true colors,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He doesn't dare kill me for fear of angering the Formless Moon,”
但又怕我揭露他的 真面目
“but he's also afraid I'll expose his true colors,”
所以把我关在这儿
“so he traps me here.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Calling out someone's 'true colors' touches on the traditional fear of the 'hypocritical gentleman' (weijunzi) who maintains a righteous public image while hiding sinister motives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
true colors; true nature
Commonly used with verbs like 揭露 (expose) or 看清 (see through) to describe revealing a hypocrite's disguised malicious side.
to expose; to uncover
A formal or serious spoken verb used when unmasking hidden wrongdoing or hypocrisy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She wants to expose Qiu Yuanfeng's true face.”
“it's basically exposing yourself.”
“exposed that rogue for cheating,”
“I was afraid he'd see through my mind.”
“how could I expose your true face?”
“But he insisted on exposing me.”
“that guy's true side in front of her,”