东窗事发 in English dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1 Meaning

Meanings

  • (of a plot and so on) to be exposed (idiomatic expression)
  • to come to light

Simplified Characters

东 窗 事 发

Traditional Characters

東 窗 事 發

Pinyin

dong1 chuang1 shi4 fa1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

东dong1surname Dong 窗chuang1old variant of 窗[chuang1] 事shi4matter 发fa1to send out