上不了台面

Traditional: 上不了檯面

shàng bù liǎo tái miàn

Dictionary entry

too disreputable, crude or inferior to be presented publicly or taken seriously

What does 上不了台面 mean?

上不了台面 (shàng bù liǎo tái miàn) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1too disreputable, crude or inferior to be presented publicly or taken seriously

2variant of 上不了檯面|上不了台面[shang4 bu4 liao3 tai2 mian4]

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上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)台TáiTaiwan (abbr.) · surname Tai 面miànface · side

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