下不了台 — “Cannot get off the stage”
下不了台 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an embarrassing situation from which one cannot easily withdraw; to lose face”. Literally, “Cannot get off the stage”.
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More idioms starting with 下
- 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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What does 下不了台 mean?
下不了台 (xià bu liǎo tái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an embarrassing situation from which one cannot easily withdraw; to lose face”.
How do you pronounce 下不了台?
下不了台 is pronounced xià bu liǎo tái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下不了台 literally mean?
Literally, 下不了台 means “Cannot get off the stage”. It is used to mean “to be in an embarrassing situation from which one cannot easily withdraw; to lose face”.
What is the Chinese definition of 下不了台?
指在人前受窘