贻笑千古 — “To make oneself a laughingstock for all time”
贻笑千古 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make oneself a laughingstock for all time”. To be a perennial source of ridicule; to be mocked by future generations. Literally, “Leave a laughingstock for a thousand ages”.
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贻笑千古 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贻笑千古 Character Breakdown
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如果做事不认真严谨，将来可能会因为今天的错误而贻笑千古
If one does not handle things with care and rigor, they might become a laughingstock for future generations due to today's mistakes.
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Synonyms of 贻笑千古
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 贻笑千古 mean?
贻笑千古 (yí xiào qiān gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make oneself a laughingstock for all time”.
How do you pronounce 贻笑千古?
贻笑千古 is pronounced yí xiào qiān gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贻笑千古 literally mean?
Literally, 贻笑千古 means “Leave a laughingstock for a thousand ages”. It is used to mean “to make oneself a laughingstock for all time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贻笑千古?
贻：遗留。给千秋万代的人留下笑柄