廬lou4山saan1真zan1面min6目muk6

simp庐山真面目

lou4 saan1 zan1 min6 muk6Lú Shān zhēn miàn mù

English

the real appearance of a person or thing; one's true chracters (idiom)
the true nature of someone or something; literally: the true face of Mountain Lu

粵語 — Cantonese

人或者事物真正嘅本質，源自蘇軾《題西林壁》中嘅「不識廬山真面目，只緣身在此山中」

Examples

我今日終於睇出你嘅廬山真面目。
Today, I finally get to see the real you.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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