抛头露面 pāotóulùmiàn to appear in public Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 抛 拋 pāo to expose (bound form) to expose; to show; to reveal to the public, such as in the idiom 抛头露面 pāotóulùmiàn头 頭 tóu noun head the head of a human or animal; hair or hairstyle露面 lòumiàn verb + noun to show up To show one's face or put in an appearance in public; to show up at a place or event