东窗事发

Traditional: 東窗事發

dōng chuāng shì fā

Dictionary entry

(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)

What does 东窗事发 mean?

东窗事发 (dōng chuāng shì fā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)

2to come to light

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东Dōngsurname Dong 窗chuāngold variant of 窗[chuang1]事shìmatter · thing 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)

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东窗事发

dōng chuāng shì fā

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