貽笑千古
yí​xiào​qiān​gǔ

to be a laughingstock for generations

  • created sense approved 贻笑千古/貽笑千古 · yí​xiào​qiān​gǔ · to be a laughingstock for generations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贻笑千古 / 貽笑千古

    yí​xiào​qiān​gǔ

    to be a laughingstock for generations

    to be ridiculed by people for centuries; to remain a laughingstock down through the ages

    贻笑 (literal) → 贻笑/貽笑 · yí​xiào · to invite ridicule 千古 (literal) → 千古 · qiān​gǔ · eternal

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    created sense