| 真人不露相 |
zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng |
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom) |
| 真 |
zhēn |
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine |
| 真人 |
zhēn rén |
a real person / Daoist spiritual master |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 露 |
Lù |
surname Lu |
| 露 |
lòu |
to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose |
| 露 |
lù |
dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose |
| 露相 |
lòu xiàng |
to show one's true colors |
| 相 |
Xiāng |
surname Xiang |
| 相 |
xiāng |
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品) |
| 相 |
xiàng |
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |