下不来台 — “Unable to get off the stage/platform”
下不来台 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be put in an awkward or embarrassing predicament, unable to extricate oneself; to be unable to save face in public”. Literally, “unable to get off the stage/platform”.
下不来台 Pronunciation and Pinyin
下不来台 Character Breakdown
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- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
- xià下xué学shàng上dá达learn from practical to profound
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Open the tool →Questions about 下不来台
What does 下不来台 mean?
下不来台 (xià bù lái tái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be put in an awkward or embarrassing predicament, unable to extricate oneself; to be unable to save face in public”.
How do you pronounce 下不来台?
下不来台 is pronounced xià bù lái tái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下不来台 literally mean?
Literally, 下不来台 means “unable to get off the stage/platform”. It is used to mean “to be put in an awkward or embarrassing predicament, unable to extricate oneself; to be unable to save face in public”.
What is the Chinese definition of 下不来台?
指在人前受窘