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Jyutping hin2 lou6 ceot1
Pinyin xiǎn lù chū

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to reveal (a quality or feeling)
  2. to manifest
  3. to evince
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的口音显露出他是外国人。
    他的口音顯露出他是外國人。
    tā de kǒu yīn xiǎn lù chū tā shì wài guó rén 。
    • His accent suggests he is a foreigner.
  2. Mandarin
    冰山一角指的是虽然只显露出一小部份的问题,但其后还隐藏著更大的问题有待解决。
    冰山一角指的是雖然只顯露出一小部份的問題,但其後還隱藏著更大的問題有待解決。
    bīng shān yī jiǎo zhǐ de shì suī rán zhǐ xiǎn lù chū yī xiǎo bù fèn de wèn tí , dàn qí hòu hái yǐn cáng zhù gèng dà de wèn tí yǒu dài jiě jué 。
    • 'The tip of the iceberg' expresses the idea that a small part of a problem has surfaced, but lying beneath is a much larger problem waiting to be solved.