廬山真面目

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Chinese

Mount Lu true features; true identity; true colors
trad. (廬山真面目/廬山眞面目) 廬山 真面目/眞面目
simp. (庐山真面目) 庐山 真面目

Etymology

See 不識廬山真面目不识庐山真面目 (bùshí Lúshān zhēnmiànmù).

Pronunciation


Noun

廬山真面目

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) the real and original face (or appearance) of someone (or something)
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) the truth about a person or matter (that is not easy to recognize); the true nature of someone or something