下不了臺 in Chinese

IPA: /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xiàbuliǎotái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], xiàbuliǎotái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], siàbůliǎotái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsia⁴-pu⁵-liao³-tʻai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syà-bu-lyǎu-tái [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiahbuleautair [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], сябуляотай [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sjabuljaotaj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 下不了台 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 下不了臺

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "下不了台",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "下不了臺",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be unable to extricate oneself from an awkward situation"
      ],
      "id": "en-下不了臺-zh-phrase-JQbzPYLb",
      "links": [
        [
          "awkward",
          "awkward"
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàbuliǎotái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàbuliǎotái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàbůliǎotái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-pu⁵-liao³-tʻai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-bu-lyǎu-tái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahbuleautair"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сябуляотай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjabuljaotaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "下不了臺"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "下不了台",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "下不了臺",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 下",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 了",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 臺",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be unable to extricate oneself from an awkward situation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "awkward",
          "awkward"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàbuliǎotái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiàbuliǎotái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siàbůliǎotái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsia⁴-pu⁵-liao³-tʻai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syà-bu-lyǎu-tái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiahbuleautair"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сябуляотай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjabuljaotaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "下不了臺"
}

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"下不了臺" meaning in Chinese

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