贻笑方家

Traditional: 貽笑方家

yí xiào fāng jiā

Dictionary entry

a novice making a fool of himself

What does 贻笑方家 mean?

贻笑方家 (yí xiào fāng jiā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a novice making a fool of himself

2to make oneself ridiculous before experts

Character breakdown

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贻yíto present · to bequeath 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]方Fāngsurname Fang 家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]

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贻笑方家

yí xiào fāng jiā

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