きん
金
ぱく
箔
　
が
は
剥
　
げ
　
る

expression, Ichidan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to reveal one's true colors.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きん
金
ぱく
箔
　
が
は
剥
　
げ
　
る
 金箔が剥げる きんぱくがはげる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
foil, gilt
ハク　すだれ (Kentei Pre-1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
と.まる　ハク　とまり (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
come off, peel, fade
は.がれる　ハク　へ.ぐ (11th)
copy, write down, record
snout, pig's head radical (no. 58)
ケイ
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ