贻笑方家 yíxiàofāngjiā to make a fool of oneself before experts Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 贻笑 貽笑 yíxiào to invite ridicule To be ridiculous or to make a fool of oneself; to leave oneself open to being laughed at by others方家 fāngjiā expert (literary) an expert or learned person who is well versed in a specific field, art, or skill; short for 大方之家 dàfāngzhījiā