本来面目

Traditional: 本來面目

běn lái miàn mù

Dictionary entry

(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance

What does 本来面目 mean?

本来面目 (běn lái miàn mù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance

Character breakdown

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本běn(bound form) root; stem · (bound form) origin; source 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)面miànface · side 目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard

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本来面目

běn lái miàn mù

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