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Open the tool →遗哂大方 (yí shěn dà fāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a fool of oneself before an expert”.
遗哂大方 is pronounced yí shěn dà fāng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 遗哂大方 means “Cause experts to smile (mockingly)”. It is used to mean “to make a fool of oneself before an expert”.
指让内行见笑。同“遗笑大方”。