贻笑万世 — “To become a laughingstock for all generations to come”
贻笑万世 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become a laughingstock for all generations to come”. To be ridiculed for eternity. Literally, “To leave a laughingstock for ten thousand generations”.
贻笑万世 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 贻
- yí贻rén人kǒu口shí实give others a handle for criticism
- yí贻jué厥sūn孙móu谋plan for descendants' future
- yí贻hài害wú无qióng穷leave endless troubles
- yí贻huàn患wú无qióng穷cause endless troubles
- yí贻yàn燕zhī之xùn训teach future generations to pursue only comfort
- yí贻xiào笑hòu后rén人be ridiculed by future generations
- yí贻xiào笑dà大fāng方make a fool of oneself before experts
- yí贻chòu臭wàn万nián年leave a bad name for all ages
- yí贻fàn范gǔ古jīn今set an example for all ages
- yí贻qiào诮duō多fāng方Invite widespread criticism
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What does 贻笑万世 mean?
贻笑万世 (yí xiào wàn shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become a laughingstock for all generations to come”.
How do you pronounce 贻笑万世?
贻笑万世 is pronounced yí xiào wàn shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贻笑万世 literally mean?
Literally, 贻笑万世 means “to leave a laughingstock for ten thousand generations”. It is used to mean “to become a laughingstock for all generations to come”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贻笑万世?
贻：遗留。给千秋万代的人留下笑柄