丢人现眼

Traditional: 丟人現眼

diū rén xiàn yǎn

Dictionary entry

to make an exhibition of oneself

What does 丢人现眼 mean?

丢人现眼 (diū rén xiàn yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to make an exhibition of oneself

2to be a disgrace

Character breakdown

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丢diūto lose · to put aside 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]现xiànto appear · present 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance

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丢人现眼

diū rén xiàn yǎn

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