不登大雅之堂

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Dictionary entry

lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)

What does 不登大雅之堂 mean?

不登大雅之堂 (bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork)

2not presentable

3coarse

4unrefined

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-登dēngto scale (a height) · to ascend 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)雅yǎelegant 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 堂táng(main) hall · large room for a specific purpose

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