窗户纸,一点就破 窗戶紙,一點就破 窗户紙,一點就破

window paper: one poke and it breaks

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
Some matters are revealed once the key obstacle is removed, and the truth comes out.
Wordplay
破 (pò) means both 'to tear' and 'to be exposed, revealed'.
Simplified
窗户纸,一点就破
Traditional (Taiwan)
窗戶紙,一點就破
Traditional (Hong Kong)
窗户紙,一點就破
Pinyin
chuānghu zhǐ,yìdiǎn jiù pò
Bopomofo
ㄔㄨㄤ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄓˇ,ㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄛˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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