见笑大方
jiàn​xiào​dà​fāng

to incur the ridicule of experts

  • created reference approved 见笑大方/見笑大方 → 贻笑大方/貽笑大方 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见笑大方 / 見笑大方 jiàn​xiào​dà​fāng

    贻笑大方 / 貽笑大方 yí​xiào​dà​fāng

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  • created sense approved 见笑大方/見笑大方 · jiàn​xiào​dà​fāng · to incur the ridicule of experts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见笑大方 / 見笑大方

    jiàn​xiào​dà​fāng

    to incur the ridicule of experts

    To be laughed at by people who are knowledgeable or expert in a certain field; often used as a self-deprecating humble expression. Originally from the Autumn Waters chapter of the Zhuangzi: "I shall long be laughed at by the masters of the Great Way"

    见笑 (literal) → 见笑/見笑 · jiàn​xiào · to incur ridicule 大方 (literal) → 大方 · dà​fāng · expert

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