贻笑大方

Traditional: 貽笑大方

yí xiào dà fāng

Dictionary entry

to make a fool of oneself

What does 贻笑大方 mean?

贻笑大方 (yí xiào dà fāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to make a fool of oneself

2to make oneself a laughing stock

Character breakdown

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贻yíto present · to bequeath 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)方Fāngsurname Fang

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贻笑大方

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