丟人現眼

Chinese

		to lose face; to bring shame to oneself; to be embarrassing to lose face; to bring shame to oneself; to be embarrassing; to be disgraceful	to make a spectacle or fool of oneself; to lose face
trad. (丟人現眼/丢人現眼)		丟人/丢人	現眼
simp. (丢人现眼)		丢人	现眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diūrénxiànyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄡㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diūrénxiànyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄡㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diourénsiànyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: tiu¹-jên²-hsien⁴-yen³
  - Yale: dyōu-rén-syàn-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diourenshiannyean
  - Palladius: дюжэньсяньянь (djužɛnʹsjanʹjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: dīu yàhn yihn ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹ jan⁴ jin⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu¹ yen⁴ yin⁶ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ jiːn²² ŋaːn¹³/

Idiom

丟人現眼

to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself lose face

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 相瀉／相泻

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