Significado
When a hidden truth becomes known.
Contexto cultural
The 'belly' is seen as the seat of secrets. Keeping things 'in the belly' (ဗိုက်ထဲမှာထားတာ) is a common way to describe being secretive or stoic. On Burmese Facebook, 'ဗိုက်ပွင့်' is often used when 'receipts' (screenshots, recordings) are posted to prove someone is lying. Exposing a colleague's 'belly' is considered a very aggressive move. It's often better to let the truth emerge naturally than to force it. In old stories, villains often have their 'belly opened' at the end, symbolizing the triumph of truth over deception.
Use with 'Thwa-pyi'
Always add 'သွားပြီ' (thwa-pyi) to sound more natural when a secret has just been discovered.
Not for Surgery
Never use this to describe a medical operation; it sounds like a joke or a metaphor and can be confusing.
Significado
When a hidden truth becomes known.
Use with 'Thwa-pyi'
Always add 'သွားပြီ' (thwa-pyi) to sound more natural when a secret has just been discovered.
Not for Surgery
Never use this to describe a medical operation; it sounds like a joke or a metaphor and can be confusing.
The 'Kone' Suffix
Add 'ကုန်' (kone) before 'ပြီ' to say 'EVERYTHING is out.' (ဗိုက်ပွင့်ကုန်ပြီ)
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
သူခိုးက ပစ္စည်းတွေနဲ့မိတော့ _______ သွားတာပေါ့။
The thief was caught with the items, so his secret was exposed (ဗိုက်ပွင့်).
Which situation best fits the use of 'ဗိုက်ပွင့်'?
Choose the correct scenario:
'ဗိုက်ပွင့်' is used when a hidden secret or truth is revealed.
Complete the dialogue.
A: မင်းရဲ့ လျှို့ဝှက်ချက်ကို ငါသိသွားပြီ။ B: ဟာ... _________ သွားပြီလား။
B is reacting to their secret being known.
Match the phrase to the meaning.
Match 'ဗိုက်ပွင့်' with its figurative meaning:
The figurative meaning is the revelation of a secret.
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Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosသူခိုးက ပစ္စည်းတွေနဲ့မိတော့ _______ သွားတာပေါ့။
The thief was caught with the items, so his secret was exposed (ဗိုက်ပွင့်).
Choose the correct scenario:
'ဗိုက်ပွင့်' is used when a hidden secret or truth is revealed.
A: မင်းရဲ့ လျှို့ဝှက်ချက်ကို ငါသိသွားပြီ။ B: ဟာ... _________ သွားပြီလား။
B is reacting to their secret being known.
Match 'ဗိုက်ပွင့်' with its figurative meaning:
The figurative meaning is the revelation of a secret.
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Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasIt's not exactly rude, but it's very informal. Don't use it with elders or in formal speeches.
Yes! You can say 'ငါတော့ ဗိုက်ပွင့်သွားပြီ' (My secret is out/I'm caught).
Usually, yes. It implies you were trying to hide something. It's rarely used for good secrets.
The formal version is 'လျှို့ဝှက်ချက် ပေါက်ကြားခြင်း' (Leak of a secret).
No, for a broken bag, use 'အိတ်ပေါက်တယ်' (Bag is punctured/has a hole).
Yes, many Burmese hip-hop and pop songs use it to talk about fake friends or cheating partners.
You can say 'မင်းကို ဗိုက်ပွင့်အောင် လုပ်မယ်' (I will make your belly open).
It is extremely common in Yangon and all over Myanmar.
It's better to avoid it for happy surprises as it has a 'caught' nuance.
'Pwint' means to open (like a flower or a door) or to be clear/bright.
Frases relacionadas
ဗိုက်ဟ
similarTo slightly reveal a secret.
အရှက်ကွဲ
builds onTo be shamed publicly.
ဖုံးကွယ်
contrastTo hide or conceal.
အမှန်ပေါ်
synonymThe truth appears.
