Meaning of 揭短
揭短 means to expose someone's shortcomings; to embarrass someone by revealing their faults. Pronounced jiē duǎn.
- to expose someone's shortcomings; to embarrass someone by revealing their faults
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhè这
rén人
jiù就
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
jù聚
huì会
shàng上
jiē揭
bié别
rén人
de的
duǎn短
。
He's the kind of person who likes to expose others' shortcomings at parties.
Guò过
qù去
de的
shì事
qíng情
jiù就
ràng让
tā它
guò过
qù去
ba吧
，
bié别
lǎo老
jiē揭
wǒ我
de的
duǎn短
le了
。
Let bygones be bygones; stop bringing up my old faults.
Zài在
tǎo讨
lùn论
zhōng中
hù互
xiāng相
jiē揭
duǎn短
，
duì对
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
háo毫
wú无
bāng帮
zhù助
。
Exposing each other's shortcomings during the discussion is of no help in solving the problem.