真面目 zhēn miànmù

zhēn miànmù noun true identity; true colours
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '真面目'; Guoyu '真面目')

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• 不识庐山真面目(不識廬山真面目) not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain; can't see the forest for the trees