Definition

Verb: - To bare, to expose, to reveal: To completely uncover and bring to light a hidden, often negative, truth or fact, leaving it visible to everyone and no longer concealed or secret.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sự lừa dối bị phanh phui. (The deception was exposed.)
  • Nhà báo đã phanh phui vụ bê bối tham nhũng. (The journalist exposed the corruption scandal.)
  • Sự thật đau lòng cuối cùng cũng bị phanh phui. (The painful truth was finally revealed.)

Advanced Usage

• "phanh phui ra": to expose, to lay bare (emphasizing the action of bringing something out into the open).
  • Họ đã phanh phui ra tất cả âm mưu. (They exposed the entire conspiracy.)
• Often used in formal or journalistic contexts to describe the act of uncovering scandals, crimes, or hidden truths.

Variants and Related Words

• Phơi bày (verb): to expose, to lay bare. (A close synonym, but can be used in a slightly broader range of contexts.)
• Bóc trần (verb): to unmask, to reveal the true nature of something (often deceptive).
• Vạch trần (verb): to expose, to denounce (emphasizing revealing something to condemn it).

Synonyms

• Expose: to make something hidden or secret known.
• Reveal: to make previously unknown or secret information known to others.
• Uncover: to discover something hidden.
• Lay bare: to expose something completely.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Đưa ra ánh sáng": to bring to light (a similar concept of revealing the truth).
  • Vụ việc đã được đưa ra ánh sáng. (The matter has been brought to light.)

verb

1. to bare, to expose, to reveal