tān​tái

lose face

  • created reference approved 坍台/坍臺 → 坍台/坍檯 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坍台 / 坍臺 tān​tái

    坍台 / 坍檯 tān​tái

    variant

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  • created reference approved 坍台/坍臺 → 垮台/垮臺 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坍台 / 坍臺 tān​tái

    垮台 / 垮臺 kuǎ​tái

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 坍台/坍臺 → 倒台/倒臺 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坍台 / 坍臺 tān​tái

    倒台 / 倒臺 dǎo​tái

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 坍台/坍檯 · tān​tái · lose face — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坍台 / 坍檯

    tān​tái

    lose face

    (variant form) to suffer a loss of prestige or reputation; to be disgraced; to collapse or break down

    坍 (literal) → 坍 · tān · to collapse 台 (literal) → 台/檯 · tái · table

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  • created sense approved 坍台/坍臺 · tān​tái · to collapse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坍台 / 坍臺

    tān​tái

    to collapse

    To collapse or break down, especially in reference to a career, business, or a general situation

    坍 (literal) → 坍 · tān · to collapse 台 (literal) → 台/臺 · tái · platform

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 坍台/坍臺 · tān​tái · to lose face — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坍台 / 坍臺

    tān​tái

    to lose face

    To be disgraced, lose face, or make a fool of oneself in public.

    坍 (literal) → 坍 · tān · to collapse 台 (literal) → 台/臺 · tái · platform

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense