贻笑大方 | make a fool of oneself before experts | Chinese Idiom

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贻笑大方

贻笑大方

贻笑大方

贻笑大方

贻笑大方

贻笑大方

贻笑大方

yí贻xiào笑dà大fāng方

To make a fool of oneself before an expert or a knowledgeable person; to invite ridicule from connoisseurs.

我这点粗浅的见识，恐怕会在行家面前贻笑大方

My shallow understanding might make me a laughing stock in front of experts.

Era:

Early Modern

Frequency:

Synonym:

见笑大方、遗笑大方

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