贻笑后人 — “To be ridiculed by future generations”
贻笑后人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ridiculed by future generations”. To make oneself a laughingstock for posterity. Literally, “leave a laugh for later generations”.
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如果现在不认真规划，将来的城市发展可能会因为这些短视的决策而贻笑后人。
If we don't plan carefully now, future urban development might become a laughingstock for later generations because of these shortsighted decisions.
Idioms Related to 贻笑后人
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wàn万shì世to be a laughingstock for all generations
- yí贻xiào笑qiān千gǔ古be a laughingstock for all time
- yí贻xiào笑qiān千qiū秋be a laughingstock for all ages
- 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 贻笑后人 mean?
贻笑后人 (yí xiào hòu rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ridiculed by future generations”.
How do you pronounce 贻笑后人?
贻笑后人 is pronounced yí xiào hòu rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 贻笑后人 literally mean?
Literally, 贻笑后人 means “leave a laugh for later generations”. It is used to mean “to be ridiculed by future generations”.
What is the Chinese definition of 贻笑后人?
贻：留下；后人：后世的人。因为荒唐，而让后人耻笑，给后代留下话柄。