Read Edit View history 下不了台 xiàbuliǎotái to be put on the spot Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 下不了台/ 下不了臺 xiàbuliǎotái (also xiàbùliǎotái) to be put on the spot To be in an embarrassing position where one cannot back down with grace or resolve a situation; to be unable to extricate oneself from a predicament. Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 下不了台/下不了臺 → 下不来台/下不來臺 Edit Delete
下不了台/ 下不了臺 xiàbuliǎotái (also xiàbùliǎotái) to be put on the spot To be in an embarrassing position where one cannot back down with grace or resolve a situation; to be unable to extricate oneself from a predicament. Edit Delete