抛头露面

Traditional: 拋頭露面

pāo tóu lù miàn

Dictionary entry

to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)

What does 抛头露面 mean?

抛头露面 (pāo tóu lù miàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)

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抛pāoto throw · to toss 头tóuhead · hair style 露Lùsurname Lu 面miànface · side

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