"丟人現眼" meaning in Chinese

See 丟人現眼 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ jiːn²² ŋaːn¹³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 丢人現眼 [Traditional-Chinese], 丢人现眼 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 丟人現眼
  1. to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself lose face Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 相瀉 [Hokkien], 相泻 [Hokkien]
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "丢人現眼",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "丢人现眼",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself lose face"
      ],
      "id": "en-丟人現眼-zh-phrase-5CRGJhjy",
      "links": [
        [
          "make a fool of",
          "make a fool of"
        ],
        [
          "lose face",
          "lose face"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "相瀉"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "相泻"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diūrénxiànyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄧㄡ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diūrénxiànyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄧㄡ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diourénsiànyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tiu¹-jên²-hsien⁴-yen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dyōu-rén-syàn-yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diourenshiannyean"
    },
    {
      "roman": "djužɛnʹsjanʹjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "дюжэньсяньянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dīu yàhn yihn ngáahn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ yen⁴ yin⁶ ngan⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ jiːn²² ŋaːn¹³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "丟人現眼"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "丢人現眼",
      "tags": [
        "Traditional-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "丢人现眼",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "丟人現眼",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 丟",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 人",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 現",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 眼",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself lose face"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make a fool of",
          "make a fool of"
        ],
        [
          "lose face",
          "lose face"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diūrénxiànyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄧㄡ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diūrénxiànyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄧㄡ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diourénsiànyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tiu¹-jên²-hsien⁴-yen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dyōu-rén-syàn-yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diourenshiannyean"
    },
    {
      "roman": "djužɛnʹsjanʹjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "дюжэньсяньянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dīu yàhn yihn ngáahn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "diu¹ yen⁴ yin⁶ ngan⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ jiːn²² ŋaːn¹³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "相瀉"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "相泻"
    }
  ],
  "word": "丟人現眼"
}

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